2. Linkage Institutions
Interest Groups Political Parties Mass Media There are the three “institutions” that link the people and the government.

3. Political Parties: The Purpose
An organizing mechanism that win elections and control government. Organize the competition (within the party).

4. Political Parties Continued..
Unify the electorate to moderate conflicts: control of factions. Organizes government by having party members in House and Senate, and through patronage. Translate preferences into policy.

5. Other Party systems.
Why is America’s party system different? Not as strong. Candidate centered, not party centered. Do not always vote among parties, are not as loyal as other party systems.

6. Caucus
Meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide a platform. Iowa is a very popular caucus due to timing. Oftentimes helps determine who are likely presidential nominees.

7. Party Convention
Party conventions made the nomination process more democratic and open to the public. Party delegates voted on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office.

8. Direct Primaries
The most democratic. Gave people the decisions of who would be the party nominee.

9. Election where ANY voter may vote to choose a candidate.
Open Primaries
Election where ANY voter may vote to choose a candidate.

10. Closed Primary
Primary election in which only persons registered in that particular party may vote for a candidate.

11. Examples
My website

12. Iowa Caucus

13. Super tuesday

14. superdelegates

15. Two party system
Most other democracies have multi-party systems “head of the nation “(president) and “head of the government” (PM)

16. Proportional Representation

17. Winner-take-all

18. Minor Parties
Green Party Libertarian Party Socialist Party Communist Party Prohibition Party Right to Life party

19. Ralph Nader: Green Party

20. Ross Perot: Reform Party

21. Political Parties
Washington was “above” them and warned against them. Hamilton: Federalists Jefferson: Democratic-Republicans; eventually Democrats Lincoln: Whigs to Republicans

22. Dealignment
Disenfranchisement of a population of people from politics. Political Apathy! These people tend never to find a party or ideology once leaving their initial stances.

23. Realigning Elections

24. Realigning Elections
Turning points in politics that redefines agendas and alignments of voters within parties

25. Realignments
Andrew Jackson: His movements eventually formed the strong two-party system known today. DEMOCRATS.

26. Abe Lincoln
Whigs to Republicans: Merchants, financiers, industrialists, workers and farmers. Formed the “Grand Old Party “(GOP) REPUBLICANS

27. 1964 ELECTION LANDSLIDE: STATES RIGHTS ISSUES

28. Worked on corruption and expended the electorate. Immigrants and Women
1896-PRoGRESSIVES
Worked on corruption and expended the electorate. Immigrants and Women

29. Depression Laissez-faire questioned Keynesian economics
FDR: New Deal
Depression Laissez-faire questioned Keynesian economics

30. 2000 elections: Divided nation, divided government

31. Continued
Bush wins without majority of popular vote Slim GOP lead in the House Leadership is now Republic in the HOUSE AND SENATE

32. National Party Leadership
National Committee National Chairs Change with Presidents

34. 2016