the two major parties are often described as though they were highly organized, close knit, well disciplined groups. neither party is anything of the kind, both are highly decentralized, fragmented, disjointed, and often beset by factions and internal squabbling. (Federalism, the nominating process)
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Political Parties.
Interest groups are different from political parties in the sense that they are the ones paying the political parties to help them represent certain views or get certain bills passed in their favor.
Political parties in the U.S. are highly decentralized and "weak" (according to most political scientists). This is likely because of the primary system combined with a first-past-the-post electoral system, in which voters from individual districts choose the nominee for each party. This allows voters to choose who most reflect their values (like pro-gun, anti-abortion Democrats in the South). In the UK, where the parties are much stronger and more centralized, the leadership of the parties choose the nominees for each district -- the voters get no say. This lends itself to party members falling in line with the wants of the party leaders much more. John McCain and Arlen Specter are basically impossible in the UK.
the two major parties are often described as though they were highly organized, close knit, well disciplined groups. neither party is anything of the kind, both are highly decentralized, fragmented, disjointed, and often beset by factions and internal squabbling. (Federalism, the nominating process)
My Mom
Function AND Geographic location
Political Parties a gruop of people organized to influenced government through winning elections and setting public policy.
the two major parties are often described as though they were highly organized, close knit, well disciplined groups. neither party is anything of the kind, both are highly decentralized, fragmented, disjointed, and often beset by factions and internal squabbling. (Federalism, the nominating process)
Giving the people of the United States a feeling of pride and an economic boom ------absence of organized political parties opposing each other.
Andrew Jackson
Federalism
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Each major political party in America is organized by function AND geographic region. Parties are organized geographically into national, state, and local organizations, and by function into officeholders, activists and paid workers, and voters (the party-in-the-electorate). American political parties are not formally based on social/economic class, anyone can join.
A political party organized as opposition to the existing parties in a two-party system.
Each major political party in America is organized by function AND geographic region. Parties are organized geographically into national, state, and local organizations, and by function into officeholders, activists and paid workers, and voters (the party-in-the-electorate). American political parties are not formally based on social/economic class -- anyone can join.