Assess the validity of the following claim: political parties legitimize government policies by connecting citizens to government.?

The correct answer to the question: Assess the validity of the following claim: Political parties legitimize government policies by connecting citizens to government, would be: this is true and valid.  

Explanation:

Political parties are known as linkage institutions and their role basically is to provide a connection between the common-day citizen and his/her government and the decisions that are made in it. Through participation in elections, support of candidates from one or another party, adopting the political views of one, or the other party, citizens are able to participate in the way that a government will be run, and will be able to exert a small form of control over which policies are adopted, how they are applied, and whether they are maintained or not. The most common way that this happens is through the election of representatives from either party who will then take office and make decisions based on the beliefs and principles supported by the party, and which have been accepted by the citizens who joined that party.

answer: to communicate with people on the other side.

explanation:

the answer is b: the religion they practice.

here's why:

there were many different native american tribes and those with similar characteristics formed a main tribe or nation. each had its own language, religion and customs.