POSC150 Lecture 16: Political Parties I

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POSC150
• Professor: Professor Jones

Document Summary

There is almost no way that our political system can work without political parties . 4/27/16 wednesday: parties as intermediaries, there is a separation between politicians and citizens (we delegate all the decision making to elected leaders, parties help politicians represent their citizens/constituents, also, parties help citizens hold politicians accountable c. i. Makes the fog of politics easier to navigate c. ii. Unite politicians around ideological goals: party-in-the-electorate, ordinary citizens who identify with a political party a. i. Guides political behavior and attitudes: the responsible party model (theory, to link citizens with politicians, parties should, u. s. party organizations have little control over b. i. What policies their candidates push for b. iii. 1. b. iii. 2. b. iii. 3.