The Springfield Mutant Party believes in eliminating taxes on donuts, having garbage carriers get the garbage from inside your home, and making skateboarding a crime. In political science, these issues would constitute

A) a referendum.

B) their party plank.

C) their party platform.

D) their public opinion.

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Kiana Stout

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21 December, 11:33

The Springfield Mutant Party believes in eliminating taxes on donuts, having garbage carriers get the garbage from inside your home, and making skateboarding a crime. In political science, these issues would constitute

A) a referendum.

B) their party plank.

C) their party platform.

D) their public opinion.

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Rene · Answer 1

C) Their party platform.

Big Nasty · Answer 2

The correct answer is C because, A platform is an official statement of party policy. A plank are the specific issues that make up a platform, while a referendum when voters go to the polls to decide a specific issue, like the donut tax, for example.