POL SCI 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Anti-Federalism, Abortion-Rights Movements, Hubert Humphrey
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Political parties are among the most ubiquitous institutions in american government and politics. Yet, the constitution contains no mention of political parties. Parties were considered a threat to good government and public order by the founders. Those in power saw themselves as acting on behalf. Despite jeffersons protestation to the contrary, he was elected president as the head of a major party 8 years later. If most of the early politicians were so opposed to political parties . Little d, democrats vs. little r, republicans. 1 a party is a body of men (sic) united for promoting the nation interest uponsome particular principles in which they all agreed. burke 1770. A political party is an organized attempt to get control of goernment. A political party is a coalition of men seeking to control the governing apparatus by legal means. Political parties can be seen as coalitions of elites to capture and use political office .
