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Identify and define political parties and their purposes. Catherine Trice & Leontyne Browley

Objective 26 a:. Identify and define political parties and their purposes. Catherine Trice & Leontyne Browley. What is a political party?. A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.

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Identify and define political parties and their purposes. Catherine Trice & Leontyne Browley

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  1. Objective 26 a: Identify and define political parties and their purposes. Catherine Trice & Leontyne Browley

  2. What is a political party? • A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office. • Want to affect certain public policies and programs. • Issue-oriented.

  3. Major Parties • In American politics: • Republican • Democratic • Election-oriented.

  4. Green Party (1984) • Want a more democratic, safer, and cleaner world. • Want decisions to be made by the people and not by a few giant corporations.  • Want sustainable world where nature and human society co-exist in harmony.

  5. Seven Principles of the Constitution Party are: 1.Life: For all human beings, from conception to natural death; individual; 2. Liberty: Freedom of conscience and actions for the self-governed. Constitution Party:

  6. 3. Family: One husband and one wife with their children as divinely instituted; • 4. Property: Each individual's right to own and steward personal property without government burden; • 5. Constitution: and Bill of Rights interpreted according to the actual intent of the Founding Fathers;

  7. 6. States' Rights: Everything not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the federal government, nor prohibited by the Constitution to the states, is reserved to the states or to the people. • 7. American Sovereignty: American government committed to the protection of the borders, trade, and common defense of Americans, and not entangled in foreign alliances.

  8. Libertarian Party: • Third largest political party • Want a world in which all individuals can freely exercise the natural right of sole dominion over their own lives, liberty and property by building a political party that elects Libertarians to public office, and moving public policy in a libertarian direction.

  9. What do they do? • Essential to democratic government • Link between the people and their government. • Will of people is made known to government • Help unify the American people by encouraging compromising.

  10. Functions • Nominating candidates: • Parities select candidates, then present them to the voters • Help candidates win elections

  11. 2.Informing and Activating Supporters: • Inform, inspire, and activate people’s interest and participation in public affairs • Campaign, take stands on issues, and criticize opponents • Try to attract many voters and offend as less as possible.

  12. 3.The bonding Agent Function: • To ensure the good performance of its candidates and office holders. • Prompts its successful candidates to perform well in office. • The party will suffer if candidate fails to perform well.

  13. 4. Governing: • Public officers chosen of basis of party • State legislatives are organized on party lines, and they conduct business on partisanship basis. *Partisanship: Strong support of party and it’s political stands.

  14. The End

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