POLS 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Egalitarianism, Red Tory, National Energy Program
14 Jan 2018
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Chapter 14: political parties and the party system. Political party: an organized group that nominates candidates and contests elections in order to influence the personnel and policy of government. Parties are different in two main ways: broader in scope and aggregate, combine, consolidate or appeal to many different interests or demands ie issues. Recruit decision makers: usually people who have been members for some time and have been trained and groomed. The govt party also appoints certain political officeholders, often from the ranks of its own supporters, a practice referred to as political patronage. Formulate public policy and successful party implements it. Broker parties: try to appeal to a wide range of interests in society in order to form a majority government based on a coalition of groups. Missionary or ideological parties: try to cut through such divisions by emphasizing a central message usually based on social class. Cadre parties: not particularly democratic in structure or operation.
