Unit 10

Question 1

Political parties have a number of key roles in our political system. Political parties:

Answer 1

-Select party leaders;
-nominate candidates;
-conduct election campaigns;
-inform and mobilize the public;
-provide vehicles for debating policy options; and,
- translate values into legislation.

Question 2

Political parties typically have three main organizational parts:

Answer 2

1.party in public office
2.party in central office
3.Party on the ground

Question 3

Most recognizable. Includes the leader of the party and the elected officials in the legislature/caucus. They are increasingly dominant within the party, and are getting a larger and larger say over party policy, strategy, and so on.

Answer 3

Party in public office

Question 4

Composed of paid permanent staff at party headquarters. Manages financing and promotion. Also includes the consultants and employees who are hired on a temporary basis during election campaigns.

Answer 4

Party in central office

Question 5

Includes party members in local and regional associations. They are most recognizable when they do the ‘door-to door’ things during political campaigns. They are also active, but less prominent, in between campaigns.

Answer 5

Party on the ground

Question 6

regulate how political parties compete;

Answer 6

Election laws

Question 7

Institutional Effects on Political Parties

Answer 7

1.electoral systems
2. relationship between the legislature and the executive
3.federalism
4.election laws