POLI 2051 Lecture : Lecture Ch9
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Political parties: definition - an organization that sponsors candidates for public office under the organization"s name. Party as organization guiding organization of the national parties, exist to put forward policies and candidates. Party in government party in the courts, etc. Not everyone sees his as a good thing, Many ways to do this, but there are. Nominate candidates for election to public office. two main distinctions: let the people choose, or let the party officials choose. Structure the voting choice in elections. it also has limits. Link people together and link people to the institutions of government. Party systems: usually described as that alternate being in power. It doesn"t mean we don"t have third parties, and that their presence hasn"t affected the outcomes of certain elections in the us. Third party voting is quite common in the. Sometimes third parties do quite well, and other times they get next to nothing.
