POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - One Member, One Vote, Canada Elections Act, Leadership Convention
6 Dec 2012
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State institutions institution that are related to the constitution. Political institutions structure democratic expression within states, closely related to citizen behaviour: want to be in the state, different from interest groups that just want to affect the state. Political parties and the representation of interests. Political parties tend to be the way that we organize getting people into the state. Provide interest and represent a part of society. An organization that endorses one or more of its members as candidates and. In some cases they represent ideology supports their election. Programmatic parties parties that articulate distinct, consistent and coherent ideological agendas, social democratic, reform party was a populist party that tried to get power away from elites, green party, environmental party (ndp) A pattern of electoral competition that emerges between two or more parties: two party system. 1867-1917 liberals and conservatives: two and a half party system. 1921-1962 new parties: ccf/ndp, progressives, social credit.
