Study Guide
Understanding Political Parties: From Nominations to Watchdogs
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University:
Bradley University -
Course:
PLS 311 | Political Parties Electorate and Politics Academic year:
2020
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Author:
Cale Mejia
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Political Party: is a
group of persons
who seek to control
government
through the winning
of elections and the
holding of public
office.
In US there are two
political parties:
Democrats and
Republicans. WHAT IS A PARTY?
Political parties have the
3 elements:
1. The party
organization.- These
include all party
professionals.
2. The party in
government- These
include people in
office and those who
seek office
3. The party in the
electorate. –These
include everyone
who refers to
themselves as a
democrat or
republican. WHAT PARTIES DO?
Political Parties are nearly
essential to modern day
politics.
Reasons for parties:
-Link people to
government
- Allows govt to know
what the people want
-encourage compromise
-Helps people identify
where they are on the
political spectrum WHAT DO PARTIES DO?
• Nominate
Candidates
• Inform &
Activate Voters
• Bonding Agent
• Governing
• Act as Watchdog
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The major function of
a political party is
to nominate
candidates for
public office.
This set political
parties apart from
all other groups
that operate in the
political process.
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Get people interest to
participation in
public affairs.
How do parties inform
people:
-campaigning for
candidates
-taking stands on
current issues
-use pamphlets,
signs, buttons,
social media,
television, speeches,
etc. GOVERNING
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Government in
the USA is run by
the party system.
This means that
almost everything
that happens,
both while
candidates are in
or trying to get in
office, reflects
their party. GOVERNING
Partisanship- strong
support of their
party and its
policy stands.
Parties provide a
basis for the
conduct of
government.
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Parties act as a
watchdog, especially
those out of office.
The party out of office
is responsible for
checking all
behavior of their
opposing party and
report back to the
general public any
behavior that is
unfit. THE T WO-PART Y SYSTEM
Because there are
two major parties
in the US, it is said
to be a two-party
system.
One of these two
parties will win
every election and
often dominate
certain areas of
the country.
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“There’s only room for
two parties.” WHY POLITICAL PARTIES?
• Historical
• Tradition
• Electoral System THE HISTORICAL BASIS
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Federalists and
Antifederalist considered
first two political parties.
Originally, there were
conflicting ideas about
Constitution: Federalist
and Anti-Federalist.
However, many founding
fathers did not want
parties in our government
fearing it would divide the
country. FORCE OF TRADITION
Most Americans
accept the twoparty system
because there
always was a twoparty system. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
The American Electoral
System tends to
promote 2 political
parties.
Single-Member Districts:
Elections that only one
winner takes all.
The winner is declared by
whoever has plurality.
Voters feel a third party is
often a “wasted vote” THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
The GOP and the
Democratic Party
regularly act in a
bipartisan way
which often makes a
third party hard to
win.
For example, third
party candidates
often don’t even
make the ballot in
every state. THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS
Americans, on the
whole, are
ideological
homogenous
people- meaning
they generally
agree on the same
basic principles
and hold the same
pattern of beliefs. THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS
Although there are a variety
of ethnic groups in the
country, most draw a
consensus on matters of
fundamental
importance.
Although we usually hold
similar beliefs,
throughout history there
are many times that we
were divided as a nation.
Eg. Civil War, Vietnam,
Great Depression THE AMERICAN IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS
In short, the realities of
American society and
politics simply do not
permit more than two
political parties.
Because of this, most
political parties like to
be in the middle.
Although there are major
differences between the
parties, no party wants
to be considered radical
in their views.
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Multiparty systems occur in
many parts of the world,
especially in Europe.
People argue that a
multiparty system will
allow voters to be better
represented.
In a multiparty system, a
political party will focus
their cause on one
particular issue and
voters will choose to
support that party based
on that issue. MULTIPARTY SYSTEM
Problem with a multiparty
system is that no one
party will have enough
support, resulting in the
power to govern being
shared by a number of
parties in a coalition.
(temporarily alliance
between several groups
who work together to
form a majority and take
control of government).
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In a dictatorship, the
ruling party is the only
party allowed to exist,
which really means
there is no parties.
Some states are
considered a oneparty system because
they only consistently
vote for the same
political party each
election. Click on the link and take quiz.
After the quiz, you will get a
result of what political party
you belong to.
Create a quick reflection (no
longer than one page)
describing what political
party you belong to and
why you think this is
important.
What beliefs do you have that
make you fit in this
category?
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