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What is a political party? |
An organization that has a central role in the competition for political power In legislative bodies and in governing |
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What are the Main Functions of political parties? |
Recruitment Articulation and aggregation Generate support Education National integration Organization Influence public policy |
R.A.G.E.N.O.I |
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What is a Cadre Party? |
Concerned primarily with electing members of a party to legislative bodies |
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What is a mass party? |
A party that draws its support from a regular dues-paying membership Features a strong party organization outside of legislature |
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What is a party convention? |
A meeting of delegates from party constituency associations As well as the party's legislators and party officials |
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What is iron law of oligarchy? |
A generalization that claims that all organizations Inevitably become dominated by a small group of leaders Even those that appear democratic |
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What is a electoral professional party? |
Dominant concern is winning elections And that relies on professional experts to market the party to voters |
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What is a brokerage party? |
A party that attempts to find compromise to accommodate a variety of of interest
To build broad support across the country in an non-ideological manner
Particularly Regional & ethnic / cultural divisions |
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What is a programmatic party? |
The party that has a distinct ideological perspective And is consistently followed overtime |
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What is a personalistic party? |
The party established to promote the election of a particular individual as prime minister or president |
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What is cleavage? |
Social division that can lead to the development of an organization such as political parties that reflect the different sides of the social divisions |
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