american political parties
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What they do.
Why there’s 2.
AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES:
NOT AS MUCH FUN AS THEY SOUND
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What is the goal of the two major parties?To win elections
Read p. 116 2nd column: Is this still true?
Five Major FunctionsNominate CandidatesInforming SupportersBonding Agent GoverningWatchdog
WHAT DO PARTIES DO?
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-- primary responsibility-- presidential nomination is a function of the parties
NOMINATING CANDIDATES
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-- campaign for their candidates-- write platformsAre presidential candidates beholden to their party platforms?
How do parties “inform” the voters?Advertising, buttons, bumper stickers etc.
INFORMING AND ACTIVATING SUPPORTERS
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-- try to pick good candidates-- try to make victorious candidates govern well
Why?
BONDING AGENT
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-- Congress is organized around party
GOVERNING
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-- The party out of power holds the ruling party accountable for their actions.
Does this function ever work against the American people?
WATCHDOG
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Historical BasisTraditionElectoral SystemAmerican Ideological Consensus
WHY ONLY TWO PARTIES?
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-- no mention of parties in Constitution-- started with two parties (Federalist and Anti-Federalists
HISTORICAL BASIS
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-- winner-take-all elections encourage two moderate parties-- voters view third parties as a “wasted vote”
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
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-- American politics played within the 40 yard lines-- Both parties are moderateHow does the size of the US impact its politics?
What is the fundamental diff erence between the two parties?
IDEOLOGICAL CONSENSUS
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IDEOLOGICAL SPECTRUM
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-- Most European democracies are multi-party-- Smaller, more narrow parties-- Provide clear choices-- Parties must form a coalition to govern
MULTI-PARTY SYSTEMS
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ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES OF MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
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-- Party membership is voluntary-- Parties try to attract as many people as possible-- Factors influencing party membership:
FamilyEconomic StatusMajor EventsAgeResidenceLevel of Education
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PARTY MEMBERSHIP PATTERNS
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WHO’S AT THESE PARTIES?
Democrats Republicans