CLEP Social Sciences

Category - Social Sciences

What are national party conventions are primarily used for?
  1. To support the nominee
  2. To give party speeches in front of television audiences
  3. To set the agenda for the campaign
  4. To reward the faithful members of the party with jobs
Explanation
Answer - B - National party conventions are primarily used to give party speeches in front of television audiences.

Key Takeaway: For the most part, national party conventions are now mostly used in order to give party speeches in front of television audiences. Although it is true that conventions have increasingly fewer numbers of viewers, people who have a strong interest in the party and its platforms still watch them.
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