GOVT-130 FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dealignment
22 Sep 2016
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As associations of like-minded representatives in the legislature: designed to promote philosophies and policies. As an extra parliamentary (possibly revolutionary) organization: in order to achieve parliamentary representation, designed to over throw a particular regime (bolsheviks in russia) Both the conservatives and the liberal parties developed from the groupings which developed in the house of commons in the eighteenth century. This groups differentiate from each based on their views of the authority of the monarchy and their take on the constitution. Up until the turn of the twentieth century, the two main partiers were the conservative and the liberal parties. The liberal democrats were created at a meeting of unions and aimed to increase the representation of the working class within the government system. The working class was increasing at this time due to the industrialism coming about at this time. This is where the labor party has its roots.
