The correct answer is C. The political party function that involves it selling its candidate is to run a political campaign.
A political campaign is an organized effort carried out to influence the decision of an electoral process in a specific group of voters, which may be that of a city, state or country, or to a certain sector of the population. In democracies, campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns where representatives are chosen or a referendum is decided. A political campaign also includes efforts to alter the policy or ideology of any institution.
William Blackstone- Wrote the commentaries on the Laws of England
John Locke- Maintained that the government cannot black a citizen's rights to life, liberty, and property, Believed that natural law was given to humans by God, wrote the Second Treatise on Government, Supported the concept of popular sovereignty.
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