POLS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Implied Powers, Blue-Collar Worker, Harold Lasswell
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3 different types of minor parties: ideological- one that resembles the major parties like the democrats and the. Theory of duality: we think of things as one or the other; either or scenario; either daytime or its nighttime; either is warm or its cold. Membership, more members you have the more powerful you are; but if you only have a couple people how far will you get. Don"t have enough money to be powerful. Determines whether or not your party will be on the ballot. Candidates have to pay a fee to get on the ballot, every single state"s ballot. Ca says 500 signatures and ,000 you"re good to go. How parties get on the ballot if you want your name to appear on the ballot as a political party you need to collect signatures: at least 10% of the votes cast in the last election. Now you must retain it for every election.
