These moneys from rich individuals and corporations go to the parties, not directly to the candidates. ... In recent decades the amount of money spent by candidates for office has reached staggering levels, yet it continues to increase dramatically. ... As a practical matter, if you write a large check, you get to be well known in the party and gain a certain amount of access. ... With barely fifty percent of eligible voters turning out at the polls during presidential election years, the issue of democratic participation has reached a critical level of urgency. ... "Both parties are...

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Not only have efforts to increase voter turn out failed to reach their goal, but they have done the exact opposite. ... In general, political parties play a much smaller role than they once did. The parties supply a label, as well as services and some funds. Candidates must campaign for their party's nomination as well as for election. ... If the Responsible Party Model is used, it will require a strengthening of political party importance. ...

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This was used as a major stepping-stone to reach the goal of outlawing all alcohol. ... For instance, if the police show up at a house party, and they see no one outside, they cannot enter the house because they have no probable cause. ... High school students look up to college students and see that they go out and party every weekend, so they do the same thing in order to be accepted. ...

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This was particularly evident in the areas of foreign relations, internal discontent over tariffs, and political party struggles. ... Because of the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation, the United States did not reach a peaceful settlement concerning the Mississippi River until the Pinckney Treaty of the 1790's. Political party struggles (or struggles between the beginnings of political parties) also tended to bring about disunity in the early government, thereby weakening its effectiveness. ...

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