Political Science 1020E Lecture 33: Political Parties
14 Feb 2017
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What is a political party: a group of people that . Usually doing so with common ideological orientation and. A program covering a wide array of issues. When is the party: it"s a (cid:373)oder(cid:374) i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) . Emerging 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. To manage representative governments in an age of mass suffrage. (cid:862)moder(cid:374) de(cid:373)o(cid:272)ra(cid:272)y is u(cid:374)thi(cid:374)ka(cid:271)le save i(cid:374) ter(cid:373)s of parties(cid:863) Modern democracy cannot be built without political parties. Idea that basically this is why you need elections. Thus, parties are motivated to find which issues are more appealing the people as a whole: elite formation and recruitment. Now, we have specialized politicia(cid:374)s who k(cid:374)ow what they"re doi(cid:374)g. They deal with complexing issues that require people who know what they"re doi(cid:374)g. Politicians are subjected to tests in debates/campaigns to see if they"re fit for being the leaders of tomorrow: goal formulation. Tends to have parties that delay their opinions on issues to avoid people being angry.
