POSC 100 Lecture 9: 10.06.16
6 Oct 2016
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What is a political party influence, coalition of interests joined together to get candidates elected under a label. They to influences legislators based on their interested. The people and parties are always trying to influence each other: are not as strong as they used to be. They used to be highly influential and had a lot of ability to affect. Two party system the outcome of an election: on average we will not vote on a third party. Discouraged because some believe people are just taking away votes from a main party system. If third party can get 5% of national votes, they are eligible for federal funding: determines the sects of participants through political parties, must appeal to a broad spectrum of individuals. History of the system: 1812 federalist largely disappeared because they were seen as pro british sympathized. Federalists and jeffersonian republicans: two biggest parties at the time, party realignment.
