Despite the demise of the urban "party machines" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, state and local party organizations still play an important role
in national elections because:
A. they provide social services for party supporters.
B. they distribute large numbers of local government jobs to party
supporters through the patronage system.
C. they rely upon corruption and fraud to influence electoral
outcomes.
D. they often receive large amounts of "soft money" from the national
party organization to promote national candidates in addition to
their own state and local candidates.
E. they recruit candidates for presidential contests.

Rewrite the following sentences in active voice. caution: one sentence (only one) is written in active voice. do not rewrite it just label it as being active. 1). the use of copernicus's theory was forbidden by religious leaders until 1757. 2). i am puzzled by your question. 3). the girl is frightened by horror movies; she only watches chick-flicks. 4). radium and polonium were discovered by marie curie. 5. most of the town was destroyed by a tornado. 6). these flowers were planted by the 4-h club. 7). the little boy showed his mother the bruises, cuts. and bumps on his shin. 8). pluto was discovered by clyde william tombaugh in 1930 in flagstaff, arizona. 9). the painting was purchased by mr. jones. 10). the song was performed many times by kate smith. 11). england was ruled by a woman nicknamed "bloody mary" from 1553-1558. 12). the law of universal gravitation was discovered by sir isaac newton.

Arandom variable x has a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 3. if each value of x is multiplied by 2, what will the new mean and standard deviation be?

What is the american psychological association’s ethical principle of psychologists and code of conduct based upon? a. the work of a dozen world-renowned philosophers and ethical savants. b. the feedback of thousands of psychologists and their ethical struggles. c. the regulatory power and authority of the united states constitution. d. the hippocratic rules and guidelines of medical practitioners and surgeons. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c