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What do Political Parties Do?

What do Political Parties Do?. Political Party. Group of people who seek to control government through winning elections and holding public office Major parties: In America, the Republican and Democratic parties. Nominate Candidates Inform and Activate Supporters Bonding Agent Governing

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What do Political Parties Do?

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  1. What do Political Parties Do?

  2. Political Party • Group of people who seek to control government through winning elections and holding public office • Major parties: In America, the Republican and Democratic parties

  3. Nominate Candidates Inform and Activate Supporters Bonding Agent Governing Act as a watch dog Major Functions (there are 5)

  4. Nominating Candidates • Major function of a political party • Select candidates to present to voters • Help those candidates win elections

  5. Informing and Activating Supporters • Inform people and activate their interest and participation in public affairs • How do they do this? • Campaigning • Take stands on issues • Criticize opponents • Pamphlets, signs, buttons, advertisements, speeches, rallies, conventions

  6. Bonding Agent • Act as a bonding agent to ensure the good performance of candidates and office holders • Choose candidates that are qualified and of good character • If the party chooses a poor candidate, it could suffer in the future.

  7. Governing • U.S. Government is government by party • Office holders are regularly chosen on the basis of party • Congress and State Legislatures do business on the basis of Partisanship: (action based on allegiance to a political party) • Most appointments by the executive branch are done on the basis of party

  8. Act as a watch dog • Watch over the conduct of the public’s business (especially the party out of power) • Party out of Power: the party that doesn’t have control of the presidency • Party in Power: has control of the presidency • Party out of power plays role of “the loyal opposition” (they are opposed to the party in power, but loyal to the people and the nation)

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