POLI 2051 Chapter : Ch9
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Political parties: definition - an organization that sponsors candidates for public office under the organization"s name. Party in government. - republicans control both chambers of the house. Many ways to do this, but there are two main distinctions: let the people choose, or let the party officials choose. Not everyone sees this as a good thing- it also limits choice. Some question whether this is true these days. Link people together and link people to the institutions of government. 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. Constraints on third parties - why we have a two party system. Member districts duverger"s rule. --- divide the state into districts, then elect one representative from each district. Us house of representatives and the electoral college.
