political parties an overview target: i can explain the purpose of political parties in our system
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Political Parties
An Overview
Target: I can explain the purpose of Political Parties in our system.
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Political Parties
A group of people who seek to control the government through the winning of elections, and the holding of office
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The Two Major Parties
The two major parties today are not principle or issue oriented, rather they are election oriented
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The Two Major Parties
The two major parties today are not principle or issue oriented, rather they are election oriented
Each party is a coalition who have come together to get a candidate elected
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The Two Major Parties
The two major parties today are not principle or issue oriented, rather they are election oriented
Each party is a coalition who have come together to get a candidate elected Results in different beliefs and ideals with in
one party
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The Two Major Parties
The two major parties today are not principle or issue oriented, rather they are election oriented
Each party is a coalition who have come together to get a candidate elected Results in different beliefs and ideals with in
one party Not like-minded
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What the Parties Do
A link between the people and the government
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What the Parties Do
A link between the people and the government Let the will of the people be known to the
government
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What the Parties Do
A link between the people and the government Let the will of the people be known to the
government They modify and make compromises
between the various sides and issues
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What the Parties Do
A link between the people and the government Let the will of the people be known to the
government They modify and make compromises
between the various sides and issues This unifies
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What the Parties Do
Al ink between the people and the government Let the will of the people be known to the
government They modify and make compromises
between the various sides and issues This unifies Softens the impact of decisions
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates Want to gain control of the government
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates Want to gain control of the government
They inform and stimulate voters
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates Want to gain control of the government
They inform and stimulate voters You should vote because…
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates Want to gain control of the government
They inform and stimulate voters You should vote because…
Grant their seal of approval upon candidates
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What the Parties Do
The major function is to nominate candidates Want to gain control of the government
They inform and stimulate voters You should vote because…
Grant their seal of approval upon candidates Endorse a candidate
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What the Parties Do
They shape how the government functions
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What the Parties Do
They shape how the government functions Partisan issues
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What the Parties Do
They shape how the government functions Partisan issues
They are a watchdog
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What the Parties Do
They shape how the government functions Partisan issues
They are a watchdog The party out of power will watch the other
and report on wrong-doings
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The Two-Party System
Why do we have a two-party system?
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The Two-Party System
Why do we have a two-party system? Historical reasons, Federalist and Anti-
Federalists
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The Two-Party System
Why do we have a two-party system? Historical reasons, Federalist and Anti-
Federalists tradition
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The Two-Party System
Why do we have a two-party system? Historical reasons, Federalist and Anti-
Federalists Tradition The functioning of the electoral system
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The Two-Party System
Why do we have a two-party system? Historical reasons, Federalist and Anti-
Federalists Tradition The functioning of the electoral system
Single-member districts Plurality (winner-takes-all)
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The Two-Party System
The American Ideology
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The Two-Party System
The American Ideology In the grand scope, the American peoples’ political
beliefs are quite similar
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The Two-Party System
The American Ideology In the grand scope, the American peoples’ political
beliefs are quite similar This has allowed a two-party system to persist
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Other Systems
Multiparty System
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Other Systems
Multiparty System In many European countries, they have
systems that support many parties
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Other Systems
Multiparty System In many European countries, they have
systems that support many parties Usually based upon religion, economic, political
ideology
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Other Systems
Multiparty System In many European countries, they have
systems that support many parties Usually based upon religion, economic, political
ideology This leads to truer representation of the
people
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Other Systems
Multiparty System In many European countries, they have
systems that support many parties Usually based upon religion, economic, political
ideology This leads to truer representation of the
people Leads to instability and deadlock when parties
must share the government
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Other Systems
One-Party Systems
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Other Systems
One-Party Systems In essence, this is a no-party system
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Other Systems
One-Party Systems In essence, this is a no-party system The only party is the party in power
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Membership in Parties
Parties typically are a cross-section of the American Society, however, some broad generalizations can be drawn
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Democrats
African-Americans, Catholics, Jews, union members, not college educated
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Republicans
White, males, Protestants, business, community, wealthy, college educated