POLI 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Party System, Mixed-Member Proportional Representation, Proportional Representation
11 Dec 2017
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Provide link between citizens and their government. Parties compete to mobilize voters to elect their candidates to public of ce and to control the government. Try to in uence the opinions of the public to gain or maintain their support. Types of political parties: cadre parties. Concerned with electing members of the party to legislative bodies. Established by members of the legislative body with support of local elites. Provide link between the people and the government. (liberal and conservative party: catch all parties: mass party. Challenge the elite domination of politics and organize the mass of the population. For example, the ndp (socialist party) were formed out of working class movements: party conventions. Regular meeting of elected delegates to approve party positions and to choose members for various positions in the party: electoral professional party. Dominant concern is winning elections and relies on experts to market them to electorates. Attempt to appeal to all by avoiding clear ideologies: brokerage party.
