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Political Parties What They Do

Essential Question What are Political parties, and how do they function in our two-party system ?

What three elements make up a political Party? The party organization is the party professionals who run the party at all levels by contributing time, money, and skill. The party in government includes the candidates and officeholders who serve at all levels of government The party in the electorate are the millions of voters who identify with a particular party.

What Parties do Parties express the will of the people in government. – Can also encourage unity by modifying views and encouraging compromise. Parties nominate – – Find, recruit, prepare, and gather public support for qualified political candidates Parties inform the public and try to shape public opinion.

Roles of Parties Parties act as a “bonding agent” to encourage accountability among their candidates and office holders. Parties play a key roles in governing at all levels. – Legislatures are organized along party lines and parties shape the electoral process – Partisanship guides many legislative votes – Provides channels of communication between branches of government

Watchdogs The watchdog function: – The minority party keeps a close eye on the actions of the party that controls the executive branch to make sure that it does not abuse its power or violate public trust.

Two-Party System The Republican and Democratic Parties dominate American politics. Why is this the case? – The Framers opposed political parties – They saw parties as “factions” that caused disunity and conflict. – George Washington warned against the dangers of parties.

Tradition Once established, parties became a part of tradition. The election process supports the two- party system – The candidate that wins the largest number of votes wins the election – This works against third-party candidates, who have little chance of finishing in the top two.

Tradition, cont. The two major parties write election rules that discourage non-major parties. It is very difficult for a third party candidate to get on the ballot in all 50 states.

Ideological Consensus Americans tend to share a broad ideological consensus. – The U.S. is made up of many different cultural groups. – While Americans don’t agree on every issue, they do support the same basic freedoms. – Strongly divisive issues have tended not to last for generations.

Building Consensus Both major parties try to be moderate and build consensus. – Both major parties tend to have few major areas of policy difference – Similarities arise became both parties are after the majority of voters in an election Middle of the spectrum type voters!

Multiparty Systems Multiparty systems are used by many democracies – They have several major and many smaller parties – Each party is based on a particular interest Economic class Religion Political ideology

Multiparty Systems, cont. Tend to represent a more diverse group of citizens. – Gives voters many more choices – Makes the political system less stable Power to govern must be shared by several parties who join a coalition.

One Party System Only one party exist- offering no real choice In some places – “modified one party system” – One party repeatedly wins most of the elections and dominates government. Dictatorships – Communist Nations …… – One party autocracy

Questions to Ponder How do political parties help to unify the American people? How is the ideological consensus of the American electorate reflected in the membership of the major parties?