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5 major duties/functions of the political party (specific roles)

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  1. Nominating Function: choose candidates
  2. Informer/Stimulator function
    Inform people of the issues and stimulate them to vote (share w/ media and special interest groups)
  3. Bonding Agent Function
    Guarantee their candidate is worthy of the office
    “Seal of approval”
  4. Governing Function
    Ensures the cooperation between the legislative and the executive branches
  5. Watchdog Function
    The party out of power keeps an eye on the party in power!
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Nominating Function:

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Choose candidates

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Informer/Stimulator function

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Inform people of the issues and stimulate them to vote (share w/ media and special interest groups)

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Bonding Agent Function

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Guarantee their candidate is worthy of the office
“Seal of approval”

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Governing Function

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Ensures the cooperation between the legislative and the executive branches

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Watchdog Function

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The party out of power keeps an eye on the party in power!

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3 systems of governing in the world

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  1. Two party system
    2 major parties and several minor parties
  2. Multi-Party System: (several major and several minor parties)
    Parties based on:
    Religion
    Economic class
    Political ideology (beliefs)
  3. One Party System (is really a no party system)
    Communists/Nazis etc – (dictatorships) – NO CHOICE!
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Why does the USA have a two-party system? 4 reasons

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  1. Historical Basis: started out with two parties (Federalists and Anti-Federalists)
  2. Force of Tradition: Always been that way! (British)
  3. Electoral System: (Single-member districts) Our system encourages only two parties
    Plurality (the most) v. Majority (over 50%)
  4. American Ideological Consensus
    We share similar political/economic beliefs (Dem/Republic and Capitalism)
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Adv. Disadv. of Multi-Party System

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Advantage: More choices
Disadvantage: less stability
Forced to form a Coalition: alliance of two or more parties to rule/run the government

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Coalition

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alliance of two or more parties to rule/run the government

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Factors that cause people to identify with a party: (7)

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  1. Family
  2. Major Events
  3. Gender
  4. Education
  5. Age
  6. Type of Work (Blue or White collar)
  7. Economic Status
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Generalizations of Democrats

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  1. Favor Big Federal Government
  2. Health Care – Support universal healthcare run by government
  3. Pro-socialism
  4. Favor higher taxes
  5. Anti-gun rights-restrictions/reform
  6. Increase minimum wage
  7. Pro-gay marriage/Pro -LGBT rights
  8. Pro-choice/Pro-aborton
  9. Support a small military
  10. Pro Open borders - expand immigration
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Which groups tend to align with the Democrats?

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  1. African-Americans
  2. Hispanics
  3. Catholics and Jews
  4. “Blue collar” workers (unions)
  5. Over 60 (older)
  6. Less educated/lower income
  7. Urban (city)
  8. *Women – young
  9. College students
    10.Homosexuals/Transgender
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Generalizations about Republicans

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  1. Favor small Federal government
  2. Favors business – “Free Market”
  3. Pro-Capitalism
  4. Lower taxes
  5. Pro individual rights – guns
  6. Keep minimum wage low
  7. Traditional family – anti gay marriage/LGBTQ+
  8. Pro-life/anti-abortion
  9. Support a large military
  10. Closed borders - limit immigration
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Which groups tend to align with Republicans?

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  1. Caucasians
  2. Protestants (Evangelical Christians)
  3. “White Collar” workers
  4. Private business workers
  5. Young Adults
  6. Higher educated/higher income
  7. Rural (country)
  8. Asians
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Three Components/parts of the party:

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  1. Party Organization – leaders
  2. Party electorate – constituency/members
  3. Party government – office holders
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History of the American Party – 4 Periods

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  1. 1800-1860 – Democrats ruled 13/15 presidents – Civil War
  2. 1860-1932 – Republicans ruled 14/18 presidents – Great Depression
  3. 1932-1968 – Democrats ruled 7/9 Presidents – Vietnam
  4. 1968-2008 – Republicans ruled 5/7 Presidents – Iraq War/Economic recession
  5. 2008-? – Democrats in charge?
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Four types of minor parties:

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  1. Ideological – based on a set of political beliefs – oldest (Socialist.Communist, Libertarian)
  2. Single-issue – based on one issue (Free-soil (anti-slavery), American (anti-immigrant), Right to Life (anti-abortion), Prohibition (anti-alcohol))
  3. Economic protest – based on economic discontent – most short lived (Populist (anti-big business), Greenback (anti-gold), *Green (pro-environment), *Tea Party (anti-government debt)
  4. Splinter – when some famous person breaks away from a main party – most successful (Bull Moose (Theodore Roosevelt), Reform (Ross Perot), Rainbow coalition (Jesse Jackson)
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Why Minor Parties are Important/Purpose:

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  1. Represent alternative/ideologies
  2. Promote alternative policies/ideas
  3. Serve as “protests” for dissatisfied voters
  4. Serve as critic to the major parties
  5. Play the spoiler role in some elections

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