POLS 1336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Party System
31 Oct 2017
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Political parties are not mentioned in the constitution. Parties are mostly state-level private organizations, but they do not have national party conventions. Political parties are regulated, but mostly by state law, not federal law. Federal law is involved only if there is discrimination. Why we have multiple procedures among the states to choose delegates. > states can choose any way they want. The two-party system has been used to resolve political and social con icts. Jonathan bernstein on tuesday i"ll be voting for the candidate nominated by my party. Find a party that you"d prefer to see in the white house. Political parties groups of like-minded people who band together in an attempt to take control of the government. Parties represent the primary connection between ordinary citizens and public o cials they elect. But many people do not consider political parties the heart of democracy. Many seem to think government would be better without them.
