2. Political Parties. “A political party is a group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, thus influence government policies.”
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9. One-Party Systems Chapter 5, Section 2 Types of One-Party Systems Example: Mexico. Modified One-Party Systems where one party regularly wins most elections One Party Systems where only one party is allowed. Example: Dictatorships such as Stalinist Russia
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49. Minor Parties in the United States Chapter 5, Section 4 Splinter Party Example: “Bull Moose” Progressive Party Economic Protest Parties Example: The Greenback Party Ideological Parties Example: Libertarian Party Single-issue Parties Example: Free Soil Party Types of Minor Parties
102. Direct Primary Closed Primary Open Primary Blanket Primary Methods of Nominating Candidates
103. An election in which voters and not party leaders directly choose a party's nominees for political office. Direct Primary
104. A direct primary in which voters may choose which party primary they will vote in on Election Day Open Primary
105. A direct primary in which voters must register their party affiliations before Election Day Closed Primary
106. A direct primary in which voters may cast ballots for candidates of any party , but may only vote once for each office . Blanket Primary
107. Getting Elected! After the party nomination a candidate must then win the overall election.
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Editor's Notes
9-3a First Party System
9-3b Second Party System
9-2 Methods for Nominating Candidates
9-2 Direct Primary
9-2 Open Primary
9-2 Closed Primary
9-2 Blanket Primary
Downs An Economic Theory of Democracy Spatial model, like most theories, simplifies reality to allow for greater explanatory power. As a description of reality, it is somewhat poor (as it overlooks many things such as personality, national events, etc.), but as a tool to explain how our system works, its unparalleled.
In a single member, winner take all system / plurality system THIS EXPLAINS WHY WE HAVE CENTRIST PARTIES – BUT WHY ONLY TWO??
In a single member winner take all system, the third party candidate will take votes from the closest candidate.
9-3c Third Party Challenge
9-2c Spatial Model of Voting
Different electorates during the General Election and the Primary. You will often see candidates pander to the Activists who vote in Primaries, then move to the center for the general election.
