POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Walgreens, Proportional Representation, Rust Belt
6 Oct 2016
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In either circumstance, individuals join either an interest group or political parties in order to be able to participate in politics whether indirectly or directly. Interest groups: small, policy focused group of members. Political parties: large group of members that are focused on winning elections. Group of individuals that are organized under a common label. The purpose of political parties is to attain office positions by attracting individuals to vote and place them in office. Major parties are those such as republicans and democrats; those that are able to win regularly; hold primaries and caucuses. Minor parties are those that are not particularly competitive or those that are not popular among the public. Between the republicans and democrats, there are certain regions that favor each party: Democrats: northeast, the pacific coast, and the rust belt. Republicans: the south and the mountain west .
