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What is roles do political parties play and why?
Political parties have an important role to play in inducting/influencing members of the society in direct/indirect political participation in governing the state.The state has been assigned a function with the will of the people and by the people to govern by indirect representation through members elected in a political party. The non governing political parties become oppositions and expose the policies and the weaknesses in governing of the government by elected political party of the state to the people.
What are the institutional characteristics of the political parties?
The institutional characteristics are national party leadership, party platforms, and parties at the state and local level.
What functions do political parties in America perform?
In the United States political parties play a significant role in all levels of government. The two major parties, the Democrat & Republican political parties dominate the US State governments & the Federal government.Of all memberships, the Democrat Party has an advantage in registered members on a 3 to 2 majority basis over the Republican Party. The majority of voters in the United States however are "independents", with no official party affiliations. Even unions which tend to support the Democrat Party have no control on how their members vote in local, State & Federal elections.With all this said, the 2 major parties' candidates for offices of State Governorships, State legislatorships & Federal Government offices are the ones who are elected. The job the political parties have is trying to focus the independent voters on why their parties' candidates deserve to be elected. They fashion the issues at hand.
Having support from both major political parties is called what?
Group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power. Formal political parties originated in their modern form in Europe and the U.S. in the 19th century. Whereas mass-based parties appeal for support to the whole electorate, cadre parties aim at attracting only an active elite; most parties have features of both types. All parties develop a political program that defines their ideology and sets out the agenda they would pursue should they win elective office or gain power through extraparliamentary means. Most countries have single-party, two-party, or multiparty systems (see party system). In the U.S., party candidates are usually selected through primary elections at the state level.
Political parties mainly affect democratic systems of government by?
Political parties have developed alongside democracy. State's party system profoundly affect the character of democracy. Without good character, systems of government will fail.
