the functions and features of political parties Flashcards

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representation

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-represent the views of people with certian beliefs
-right wing conservative left wing labour
-parties bring order to the political system by allowing people to group together

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participation

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-encourage participation in the system
-parties have procedure for involving memebers in selecting candiadates and choosing party leaders
-labour increased its membership by allowing supporting to join fur an annual subscritption

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recuritment of office holders

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-party membership leads to recriutment as candiate elections
-parties can also deselect candidates who fail to live up to standards

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formulation of policy

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-parties generate policies that embody the ideas for which they stand

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providing goverment

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-A PM who loses confidence of the party is vunerable e.g thatcher in nov 1990
-a winning party in genral election can turn its manifestos into law

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