objective 4.01 examine the structure and organization of political parties
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Objective 4.01Examine the structure and
organization of political parties.
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Questions to answer
1.What factors influence commissioners in the decisions they make?
2.How might a commissioner decide what is best for the county as a whole (“the common good”)?
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•Organization of people with common interests who want to influence the government and elect candidates to office.
•How do you become a member of the ____________ party?• Choose one when you register to vote.• No dues to pay, no voting
requirements.
Political Parties
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Political Party
•The purpose is to win elections
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Functions of Political Parties
•Nominate and select candidates•Act as watchdogs
•When in the minority, keep a watch on the party in power. Make sure they do not abuse their power.
•Inform voters•Give jobs to campaign workers who helped him/her get elected
• Called patronage
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•The U.S. has a two-party system
•All national elections have been won by either one of our two major parties- Democrats and Republicans.
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Types of Party Systems
• Democrats • Republicans
Two Party System
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Democratic Party
•Andrew Jackson
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Democratic Party• Oldest Political Party in the US• The Democratic Party is the more
liberal party.• Strong government involvement to
solve social problems.
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Republican Party
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Republican Party• Referred to as the Grand Old Party • Founded in 1854 by anti-slavery
expansion activists• The Republican Party is the more
conservative party• Emphasize individual freedom and
limiting government
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Third Party• Never won a presidential election • Rarely wins other major elections• They influence the outcome of
elections and influence policy.
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Why Third Parties Form
• Support a single issue• Prohibition Party
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Why Third Parties Form?
• Support Political Beliefs• The Populists, Progressives, & the Reform
Party
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Why Third Parties Form?
• Support a single candidate
• Ross Perot won 20% of the popular vote in the 1992 election.
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Problems facing Third Parties
•Hard to get on the ballot= must get enough signatures on a petition to appear on the ballot.
•Difficult to raise money•Wasting their vote
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One-Party System• A single political party forms the
government • No other parties
are permitted to run candidates for election
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Communist Party of China
China would be
an example of a one-
party system.
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Multi-party System
• Most Democracies use multi-party systems.• Germany• Israel• Canada• England• Japan• Australia. You get the idea, right?
• Use coalitions to get majorities.
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The Platform
• A list of the principles which a political party supports in order to appeal to the general public. This often takes the form of a list of support for, or opposition to, controversial topics.
• Individual topics are often called planks of the platform.