Which activity is not one of the primary ways political parties shape public policy? a. ensuring the public supports party candidates and positions b. encouraging citizens to file lawsuits against other parties c. getting party candidates elected d. elected officials associated with the party be more effective

B. Encouraging citizens to file lawsuits against other parties.

Political parties are groups of people that share common political views, and come together to try to hold power in the government through a popular election. Political parties can influence public policy in several ways. They can create political campaigns to try to persuade voters to support their candidates. They can also help the officials that have been elected from their party be more popular and effective. Finally, they can try to promote their candidates so that they get elected during elections.

c

explanation:

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.