1. American political parties as agents of democratic decisionmaking are democratic in their organizational structure.
2. The presidential primary system has been a major factor in the demise of parties and the creation of the new media elite.
3. The pluralist model of parties asserts that parties are oligarchies dominated by active, ideologically motivated elites.
4. Party elites in both the Republican and Democratic parties are ideologically separated from their voters.
5. Voter decisions are seldom based on the policy stands of candidates or parties.
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2. True (pg. 181)
3. False (pg . 167)
4. True (pg. 176)
5. True (pg. 167)