What are the two main Political parties. Outline their differences

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 535.

What are the types of the political parties?

Explain the functions of the political parties

- Bridge between people and government

-aggregation of interests-pulling together separate interests into a large organization

-integration into the political system-workers successfully integrated into political system

-political socialization- introduce candidates, elect officials, conduct meetings

-mobilization of voters-

-organization of government

Types of the political parties are:

1. One party system

2. Two party system

3. Multi-party system

4. Dominant party system

One party system-government and party closely linked. No opposition parties permitted. No conditions for democracy.

Two party system-either party has genuine chance to win, elections truly competitive.

Multi-party system-competitive elections with multiple parties ensure that no one party can dominate for long.

Dominant party system- one-party dominates for long periods of time. No legal ban on other parties, but only one party has chance to win, and there may be informal harassment of opposition parties.

Democrats:

-want to reduce military spending

-want more gun control laws

-abortion is purely the woman's decision

-the persons right to choose their sexuality

-support increase on taxes

-oppose the death penalty

Republicans:

-increase military spending

-oppose gun control laws

-abortion shouldn't be made legal

-marriage should be between two people pf the opposite sex

-support a cut on taxes

-support the death penalty