POG 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Classical Liberalism, Limited Government, Provincial Rights Party

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 100
• Professor: Donna Schatz

Document Summary

Political party: an organization that has a central role in the competition for political power in legislative bodies and in governing. These factions, or political parties, developed a central role in the competition for political power in legislative bodies, and in governing. Mass party: a party that draws its support from a regular dues-paying membership and features a strong party organization outside of the legislature. Contemporary political parties: most major political parties today are electoral-professional parties, where the main focus is winning elections and relying on experts to market them to the electorate. They appeal to the electorate by avoiding clear ideological positions, shifting their positions in response to public opinion, and focusing on the personal qualities of party leaders and candidates (i. e. brokerage parties). The conservative party: canada"s first organized political party; originated as a cadre party based on the coalition of factions that supported the union of the british north american colonies in.