POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Industrial Revolution, Regina Manifesto, Liberal Democracy
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Structures of representation: political parties: political parties a. important in competing for political office, Central means in which political parties organize and form alliances for the purpose of gaining votes, This makes is difficult for people to run for office w/o a political party. Political parties are changing in terms of their cohesiveness and ability over time to establish control over candidate selection in terms of the party establishment. There is a whole way in which parties historically evolved from loose coalitions of legislative members. In this initial stage of legislative organization there were no parties, there were shifting coalitions of legislators who vote on various issues. This gave rise to systematic programs and ideological views that provided the basis for long term coalitions of members of parliament. In response to socialists there are others who identify as conservatives and liberals. Parties become important in organizing election campaigns. Party financing and mobilization in election campaigns.
