POL 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pragmatism, Negative Campaigning, Plurality Voting System
19 Apr 2019
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Pol 222 week 12: elections, campaigns, and voting. Answer question from a choice of questions. Will cover the entire term, with emphasis on what"s after the mid-term break. All questions will come from the lecture material, so start there when studying! Introduction of essay question will be no longer than half a page double spaced. Four party systems, mainly differentiated by the number of political parties. In the first era, party discipline wasn"t nearly as strong as it was. Ccf transformed into ndp in the 60s. Now, we really have a multiparty competitive system. Brokerage theory political parties acts as a broker negotiating a compromise between canada"s social cleavages. Party dominance has come from its success at resolving issues from different groups with different interests under their umbrella of voters with. There to represent a particular view of society and the economy. Elected on ideological promises, and when you get elected it"s only fair you try and implement those.
