PSC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Second Party System, Solid South, Institutional Revolutionary Party
11 Apr 2017
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Political parties: organizations that articulate their stance on a large number of policy positions and run candidates for political office. Political parties are a central link between the elites and the masses, especially in democratic political systems. Political parties seek political office by participating in elections. In contrast to interest groups, political parties make their positions known on a large number of issues. The pursuit of office is also a key difference between political parties and interest groups. Party systems: the number of prominent political parties in a given country. Party identification: an individual"s attachment to a particular political party. Voters with strong party identification typically support candidates from the same party in election after election. One party systems: ( or single party system), one is which a single party generates support for government. The system lacks competitiveness; voters have no option to support a party in opposition to the government.
