Question

"The official statement of a party's policy goals, released as part of the national party convention, is known as"

Answer 1

Answer: The Party Platform or Manifesto

Explanation:

The Party platform or manifesto is a collection of a party's or individual policy goals which is usually presented in an attractive way to gathered the backing and votes of the general public. It could also be referred as a collection of aims, goals and objectives, a political party and its candidate seeks to achieve while in office.

The word Party platform is a combination of the two word party and platform. Hence, it derive its politically meaning from the idea that a particular candidate could leverage on a platform to gather public support towards he/she political goals and ambitions.

Aside selection of party nominees for various government positions, the approval and enactment of the party platform is one of the major reasons national party convention hold at specific period depending on the party involved.

An example of a Party Platform is the famous The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther in 1517.