Political Parties

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Why political parties are important in the political process ?

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Because they canalize the demand of people and they ligitimize the regime

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Where did political parties started and what were these parties ?

Back 2

In England, the Whigs (liberals) vs the Tories (Conservatives)

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What is the turning point and what was the condequence?

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It is the universal suffrage, millions of people can vote, so we need to structure parties

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What is a political party ?

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Can be defined as a formal organization who is self conscious andprimary purpose is to place and maintain people in public offices

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What reflects the power of a given party ?

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How people respond to the elections andprograms

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What is the first goal of a party ?

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It is the electoral success.

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What are the 5 functions of a party ?

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Role of selection, providing education, drafting laws, canalizing demand of society, offering alternatives

Front 8

Explain the role of selection

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A party is a mechanism by which candidates are chosen to run forpolitical positions

Front 9

Explain the role of education

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Political formation to its members (ability to make compromise, createalliances, bargaining, negotiate)

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What canalizing demand implies ?

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It implies prioritizing them

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What does it mean when there are massive riots?

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It means that the party doesn't reflect the opinions anymore

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In authoritarian systems, how do they solve problems and who do they serve ?

Back 12

They solve problems behind closed doors and are instruments in the hands of the State.

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In democratic regimes , how many types of political parties and what are them ?

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There are 4 types of parties : pragmatic parties, ideological parties, interest parties, and personal parties.

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What is a pragmatic party ?

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It is a party concerned with results of their policies

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Whith which thing a pragmatic party is not concerned ?

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Not concerned with a political doctrine (ideology), rather concerned with programs

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Promises are based on what ?

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On the appeal they appear to the public opinion

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Why pragmatic parties had been criticized ?

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They reflect nothing but a desire of power

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To which parties they are similar ?

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Similar to British parties and American parties. American parties try to win elections by all means and their political programs are very general. ( Extreme left and right represent 5-10% of votes

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Based on what they adapt their programs ?

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On environment and society changes

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Pragmatic parties contribute to what ?

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To stabilize the political system

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What is the second type of parties and define it.

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They are ideological parties. The emphasize on ideologies is more important than success and access topower.

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What do they argue ?

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They argue that time is on their side. Throughout time they'll gain more members

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What is their characteristic and why ?

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They are rigid because they don't compromise.

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They are against what and on what do they rely to gain success ?

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Against the political establishment and they rely on big events to confirm theirideologies (racism, immigrants Europe is a tax over sovereignty )

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What is the third type of parties , define them and give an exemple.

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They are personal parties. They are created to support a charismatic leader (example: De Gaulle with the Gaullism )

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What is the fourth type of party ?

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Interest party

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How interest party is formed ?

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It is an interest group believes that it would be better to defend their interests throughpolitical conversion

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Are they interested in power ? What is their strategy ?

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They are not interested into power, the strategy is to raise enough votes to raise political awareness

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Why is there a debate between pragmatic parties and ideological parties ?

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Ideological party accuses pragmatic party to be interested into power,to be the party of establishment. Pragmatic parties accuse ideological parties ofintensifying tension in society by playing on social issues

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For their defense, what pragmatic parties argue ?

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Politics is based on compromise

Front 31

In the book, what are political parties ?

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They are the central actors in democratic politics, as well as many authoritarian and totalitarian regimes

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In the book, which groups are unlikely to replace the parties' roles ?

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Social movements or governance networks

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In the book, what is the characteristic of political parties in modern political systems ?

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They are omnipresent

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In the book, from where parties originated ?

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Within parliament or outside parliament with the objective of getting in.

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In the book, what are the different roles of political parties ?

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They are the main participants in elections, in the recruitment of political personnel, and serve as representatives of both social movements and ideological positions

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In the book, how the organization of parties evolved ?

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They evolved over time as suffrage expanded and society changed. They didn't reach an endpoint, they are still evolving.

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In the book, how the involvment of citizens evolved ?

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It is declining throughout the democratic world

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In the book, which thing affected parties ?

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They are subject to more legal regulations in the name of fairness, contributing to their weakening.

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In the book, which vital role parties play ?

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Stabilizing the democracy by integrating new citizens into the existing political system.

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In the book, what is an unresolved but pressing issue ?

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The electoral success of anti-democratic parties.