CHAPTER 9 - PSC
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- Chapter 9 - Political Parties
- How they form
- Always two dominant groups/factions, Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
- Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. (Jefferson). Federalist party collapsed and dem-reps split.
- Formation of the democratic party important shift, leaders of political machines (organizations that secured votes)
- Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. (Jefferson). Federalist party collapsed and dem-reps split.
- 3rd parties, 1892 populist, 1912 progressive.
- Always two dominant groups/factions, Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
- Election rules and the 2-party system
- Winner take all based on popularity voting. Duverger's law.
- Possibly changed with majoritarian voting where a candidate wins only if they get the support of the majority.
- Or proportional representation where voters pick their preferred party and allow the party to select the individual. (Greenback currency)
- Possibly changed with majoritarian voting where a candidate wins only if they get the support of the majority.
- Adv of the 2-party is simple, stable and a clear winner.
- Dis is slow to change, restricts voter choice, discourages coalition, polarization
- Winner take all based on popularity voting. Duverger's law.
- PARTY IN
- The electorate, members of the voting public who are party identifiers.
- Gov, want to achieve policy, majority and minority party.
- As organization, formal structure of the party, (national = congress, lowest = precinct, workhorse = county, state = senate and reps)
- Problem of Divided Gov
- Majority V minority occurs when one or more houses of the legislative are controlled by the party in opposition to the executive. Threat to party loyalty.
- Muted by bipartisanship
- Polarization
- Means there are fewer members of congress with mixed voting records, either become independent or only participate in gen election.
- Causes, party-in-gov phenomenon, technology, gerry-mandering
- Means there are fewer members of congress with mixed voting records, either become independent or only participate in gen election.
- How they form
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