1 In response to the abuses of party machines, late-nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century Progressives pushed for reforms of the political system, including the Australian ballot, merit systems of civil service, and direct primaries that weakened party organizations. Political parties are institutions that seek to control the government through the winning of offices; whereas interest groups are âbenefit seekersâ looking for policy gains, parties tend to be composed of office seekers.
A house is simply a building in which your reside. Any structure used for residence is a house, but a home is something altogether different. A home is described as not only a place where you reside, but also a place where you are comfortable, feel safe, and really feel at home in.
Hybrid homes differ from traditional homes in a few ways. First, although the walls of stacked-log homes consist entirely of logs, the walls of hybrid homes are framed like regular homes. Hybrid homes typically take less time and money to build, because they avoid some of the inconveniences inherent in stacked-log construction.