Describe the characteristics and functions of American political parties. Explain the relationship between the national political parties and the...

Describe the characteristics and functions of American political parties.

• 1. Explain the relationship between the national political parties and the state political parties.
• 2. Review the Texas Democratic Party platform and the Texas Republican Party platform and explain the differences.
• 3. Compare each state party platform to its national party platform counterpart and explain the differences between the national and state party platforms.
• 4. Why do you believe differences would exist between the national and state party platforms?