POLS 1400 Lecture 4: Week 4- Federal Elections, Voting and Electoral Systems
11 Feb 2016
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Week 4- federal elections, voting and electoral systems. Difficult for women and minorities to get elected. # of seats is proportional to the popular vote for parties. Easier for women and minorities to get elected. An organized group that nominates candidates and contests elections in order to influence the personnel and policies of government. Functions: organize public opinion; provide leadership; provide symbols of allegiance; provide integration. You need to have at least 250 members. You need to run at least one candidate in an election. Create governments (they also create opposition) shadow cabinets: ministers who mimic the current government. Cadre parties- small group of elite leaders- it used to consists of members of the senate or high ranking officials (very rich) Mass parties- key characteristic is that they have large memberships, very successful due to strong ideologist (not very wealthy) Catch all party- less focus on ideology, more focus on leadership and winning elections.
