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recruit men and women to run for office who have good chances of winning

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parties publish their position on important issues to educate the public

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Involving People in the Political Process

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Involving People in the Political Process

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provide numerous opportunities for people to affect government thru campaigns, etc

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run and staff the executive and legislative branches of government

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favors are given to reward party loyalty, to their members

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after winning an election, they work hard to start putting policies into place

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the party that does not have power in the government, watches over and criticizes the other party.

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there aren't any revolts when another party wins, etc.

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usually found in nations with authoritarian governments

one political party exists

leader sets all policies and runs the government

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we are known as two party system in the USA

Some countries face opposition, whiles others do not like opposition

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Single-issue parties

short lived

ex: Liberty Party

ideological party

particular set of ideas

ex: Socialist Labor Party

splinter party

splits away from one of the major parties

fade away after loss in election

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influenced the outcome of national elections

often influence politics by promoting new ideas, if they gain support major parties adopt them

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face difficulties in getting on the ballot in all 50 states

required to obtain a large number of voter signatures in a short time to get on ballot

problems with financing campaigns.

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Liberals

believe the role of government is to actively promote health, education, and justice

Conservatives

believe in limiting the governments role and support "traditional" family values

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supports individuals’ rights

opposes too much government intervention

prefer lower taxes and opposes taxing the wealthy more

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supports government intervention in social services and security

prefer to increase taxes on the wealthy and reduce taxes on poorer

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The Green Party

more liberal than the Democrats

The Libertarian Party

believes in personal responsibility and minimal government

The Constitution Party

more conservative than the Republicans

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In 2013 :

32 percent identified Democratic Party

24 percent identified Republican

38 percent identified independent

Republican party tends to contain more white, male, educated, and religious members

Democratic party tends to contain more women, minorities, and young members

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recently, party members and elected officials are more likely to agree on all points with the party platform and less likely to cross party lines on key issues

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major parties employ small paid staffs in party offices

local level

choose which candidates to run

State level

help elect the party’s candidates for state government offices

national level

consists mainly of representatives from the 50 state party organizations.

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in many states, you declare your party identity when you register to vote

it is not required to join a party

no requirements involving involvement with the party

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petition method :

collect a certain number of signatures from people who live in the district, 3 percent

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involves a series of meetings

1st -  local level selecting

2nd- regional selecting for state meeting

3rd- state meeting selecting for national convention and state office

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similar to caucuses, county nominating takes place, then state and then national.

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most commonly used today

election in which party members select people to run in the general election

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presidential primaries operate under a wide variety of state laws

some states are binding and others are non binding, meaning they show preference not who they will vote for

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On the first night, the keynote speech is delivered

convention spends two or more days hearing from the four committees

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writes the party’s platform, a statement of its principles, beliefs, and positions on vital issues

explains how the party intends to handle these issues

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Nominating the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates

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Nominating the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates

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after committees are done addressing their reports,  roll call for voting starts

candidate with the most delegate votes is the nominee

usually candidate chooses a running mate and they are voted as the VP nominee