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Exploring Political Parties: Types, Systems & Impact on Government

Discover different types of political systems like one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems. Learn about the Libertarian Party's stances, the evolving Green Party, and the mission of the Constitution Party. Explore third parties' impact on American politics, including winner-take-all systems, proportional representation, and coalition governments. Understand party identification, ticket splitting, primaries, and the critical eras of American political parties. Delve into Party Eras from the 18th century to the present, the Responsible Party Model, and its implications for modern politics.

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Exploring Political Parties: Types, Systems & Impact on Government

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  1. AP Government Chapter 8 Political Parties

  2. Different types of political systems: One Party- most common Two-Party: America Multi Party: Many European countries

  3. ? The Two-Party System….

  4. Libertarian Party • Opposes international dealings • Opposes government taxes • Opposes government intrusion into private lives

  5. Green PartyNot just an environmental single-issue group anymore…

  6. The Constitution Party The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblicalcommon-lawfoundations.

  7. Third Parties: Their Impact on American Politics • Multiparty Systems in Other Countries • Winner-take-all system: legislative seats awarded only to first place finishers • Proportional Representation: legislative seats awarded based on votes received by the party - more votes, more seats • Coalition Government: two or more parties join to form a majority in a national legislature

  8. Who votes? http://www.people-press.org/files/legacy-detailed_tables/Detailed%20tables%20for%20Party%20ID.pdf Party Differences, 2008

  9. Political Party Vocabulary Linkage institutions: Translate input from the public into outputs from policymakers; sift through all issues, identify pressing concerns and put these onto the government agenda (Parties, elections, interest groups, media) Rational-Choice Theory: Explain actions of voters as well as politicians; assumes that individuals act on their own best interest; carefully weighing the costs and benefits of possible alternatives Party Identification: Self-proclaimed preference for one party over another Ticket splitting: Voting with one party for one office and the other for other offices

  10. PRIMARIES nominatingapresidentthroughthepartyprocess Open primaries (or pick-a-party) are those in which voters of any affiliation may vote for the slate of any party. Closed primaries are those in which only the voters affiliated with a party may vote in its primary. Blanket primaries (or "jungle primaries") The blanket primary was struck down in 2001 by the Supreme Court in CA Democratic Party v. Jones.

  11. 2008 Electoral Map 2012 results: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/

  12. National Party Organization • National Convention: Write party’s platform and then nominate its candidates for president and vice president • National Committee: Keeping the party operating between conventions; reps. from states and territories organize and raise money

  13. FIVE Party Eras 1. 1796-1824: 2. 1828-1856: 3. 1860-1928: 4. 1932-1964: 5. 1968-Present: Critical elections!!

  14. Party Eras (shift in demographics) 1. 1796-1824: Federalists V. Democratic-Republicans Jefferson, Madison, etc. 2. 1828-1856: Democrats V. Whigs Jackson, rural farmers, etc. 3. 1860-1928: Republican Era Lincoln, abolition, etc. 4. 1932-1964: Democrat Era FDR, New Deal Coalition, etc.

  15. Today’s Party Era (1968-present) 5. 1968-Present: The Era of Divided Party A. Divided government: one party controls Congress and the other controls White House B. Flip flops back and forth between party in power CAUSES: Divided government due in party to: • Party de-alignment: disengagement of people from parties as evidenced by shrinking party identification • Party neutrality: people are indifferent towards the two parties • Split ticket voting

  16. Responsible Party Model • Some political scientists believe this view on how political parties should work • Parties should offer clear choices to the voters, who can use those choices as cues to their own preferences of candidates. • Once in office, parties would carry out their campaign promises!

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