Roles and Functions of Political Parties
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- Created on: 03-04-16 19:30
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- Roles and Functions of Political Parties.
- Shift ideas and organise opinion.
- By taking on board ideas of individuals and aggregate and simplify them into a package of policies.
- They can clarify the political process for the voter who is confronted with a choice of proposals, programmes and leaders
- Voter can then choose the party that most resembles them.
- They can clarify the political process for the voter who is confronted with a choice of proposals, programmes and leaders
- By taking on board ideas of individuals and aggregate and simplify them into a package of policies.
- They are a source of political knowledge.
- Even for voters who lack any strong party ties, their ideas and outlook are likely to be influenced by information that parties offer and what different parties support.
- They serve as a source of opposition.
- Parties not in government provide explicit, organised opposition.
- Political Recruitment.
- Offer structure which individuals can channel their interests.
- Campaigning.
- Recruitment, selection and training of parliamentary candidates.
- Campaigning.
- Offer structure which individuals can channel their interests.
- Link between the individual and the political system.
- People rely on various political parties to represent their concerns and demands.
- Seen to be a stepping stone into getting your concerns heard.
- People rely on various political parties to represent their concerns and demands.
- Provide organisational structure.
- Party Whips
- Persuade members of the legislation to vote for their policies.
- Party Whips
- Shift ideas and organise opinion.
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