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Chapter 5: Political Parties Section 4

Introduction How are political parties organized at the federal, State, and local levels? Parties are decentralized. National Committees represent each party’s interests at the national level. Most states have a central party committee. Local party structures vary quite widely from place to place.

A Decentralized Structure Neither party has an unbroken chain of command running through all levels of government. The President is the nominal leader of his or her party. This means that the party of the President is typically better organized than its rival party. The President’s media exposure and power to make appointments is valuable, but does not give him or her complete authority over all party activities.

Federalism The federal system is decentralized. There are more than half a million elective offices in the United States spread across federal, state, and local governments. The parties must satisfy a very wide range of voters, which makes it hard to have a unified party message. Political Cartoon question Answer: All the politicians shown are members of the same party, but they all indicate a different direction for the party to follow. How does this cartoon illustrate the decentralized nature of political parties?

The Nominating Process How does the nomination process contribute to intraparty conflict? The nominating process can lead to competition within the parties. Nominations are made within the party and can divide party members if there is a dispute over nominees. Checkpoint Answer: Any debates over what candidates should be nominated for a given public office take place within the party. Strong disagreements over who to nominate can divide the party from within. 5

The National Convention What happens at each party’s national convention? The national convention is held every presidential election year. The convention names the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates, adopts the party’s rules, and writes the official party platform. The convention does not name candidates for other offices and has no control over the actual policies supported by candidates. Checkpoint Answer: The party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates are named, the party rules are adopted, and the party’s national platform is written.

National Committee The national committee handles party issues in between conventions. Each party’s national committee includes a committee member from each state. The Republican National Committee (RNC) now seats the party chairperson for each state as well as representatives from various Republican groups and the U.S. territories.

National Committee, cont. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is even larger. It includes the party chair and vice chairperson from each state, additional party members from the larger states, and up to 75 at large members chosen by the DNC.

National Chairperson The national chairperson leads the national committee. The chairperson is chosen after the national convention by the presidential nominee. Howard Dean (right) served as the Democratic Party’s national chairperson in the 2008 election.

National Chairperson, cont. The national chairperson directs the work of the party headquarters and professional staff in Washington, D.C. In presidential election years, the national chairperson’s work involves the presidential campaign. In other years, the chairperson concentrates on building party unity, raising money, and recruiting new voters for the next election.

Campaign Committees Each party also has a campaign committee for each house of Congress. These committees work to get party members elected or reelected to Congress.

Raising Funds Both parties spend a great deal of effort to make sure the party’s officeholders stay in power. What does the chart show about spending over the last several years? Why might well-known party members be invited to speak at dinners? Answers to chart questions: The chart shows that spending by congressional campaign committees has increased dramatically for both parties in the past twenty years or so. Well-known party members may attract party supporters to pay to attend fundraising dinners and donate money to party coffers. 12

State Party Organization State law largely determines party organization at the state level. Most states have a central party committee headed by a chairperson. The committee members choose the chairperson, who often has a great deal of independence in conducting party affairs. Committee members are chosen by a variety of methods: primaries, caucuses, or state conventions. These officials try to promote party unity, find candidates, and raise funds.

Local Party Organization Local party structure varies a great deal. In some places local party organizations are active year-round, but usually they focus their efforts on the few months before an election. What kind of party jobs do you think exist at each level of organization? Answer to Analyzing Diagrams Question: Student answers will vary. They may note that there will probably be a party boss or chairperson and an associated committee operating at each of the levels of organization shown on the diagram, in addition to many job opportunities for volunteers assisting various party candidates.

Review Now that you have learned how political parties are organized at the federal, State, and local levels, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Does the two-party system help or harm democracy?