POL 101W Study Guide - Final Guide: Primary Election, Nonpartisanism, Party System

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 101W
• Professor: Eline De Rooij

Document Summary

Cadre party: loosely organized party usually established by members of legislative body with the support of local notables. Concerned with electing members of party to legislative bodies, rather than building a strong centralized membership outside legislature. Mass party: draws support from regular dues-paying membership and features a strong party organization outside legislature electoral-professional party: focus on winning elections, rely on professional marketing to appeal to voters. Brokerage party: appeal by making popular or middle-of-the-road responses, focus on personal qualities of party leaders and candidates. Programmatic party: distinct ideological perspectives that is consistent over time. Focus on representing interest of specific group of voters or may have a single cause. Personalistic party: promotes election of a particular individual as prime minister or president. Conservatives: favours smaller government, lower taxes, less regulation of business, free trade, increased provincial government autonomy, and mandatory minimum sentences for criminal offenses.