What is the purpose of a political party? select all that apply.

to gain political power
to establish a role in history
to recruit any candidate likely to win
to promote shared principles and political ideology
to endorse candidates who support a specific political philosophy

The purposes of a political party are all of the mentioned.

Political parties are understood as entities of public interest created to promote the participation of citizens in democratic life and contribute to the integration of national representation; those who make them share objectives, interests, visions of reality, principles, values and projects to execute totally or partially in democratic governments of countries, which are responsible for presenting candidates to occupy different political positions. For that, they mobilize the so-called electoral support. They also help organize and guide legislative work, articulate and add new interests and preferences in the citizenry. They are essential to help structure political support for certain programs, socio-economic interests and values. They also interpret and defend the preferences of citizens, form governments, and establishe political agreements in the legislative field.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.