This document discusses political party systems and classifications of political parties. It defines political parties and outlines their key functions, which include decision making, political communication, structure building, recruiting candidates, socializing citizens, and maintaining political control. The document also describes the typical structures of political parties and presents two classifications of party systems proposed by Blondel and Allen Ball. Blondel's classification includes one-party, two-party, two-and-a-half party, and multi-party systems. Allen Ball's classification categorizes systems as one-party, two-party, or multi-party, and further divides these into subtypes.

1. Prof. Dr. Sandip Bhaurao Nerkar
Dept. of Political Science
Pratap College , Amalner
sbnpca@gmail.com

2. Political Party System
• Definition :-
• Meaning :-
• Nature :-
• Scope :-

3. Functions of Political Parties
• 1 . Decision making and Implementation
• 2 . Political Communication
• 3 . Structure Building
• 4 . Role Recruitment
• 5 . Political Socialization
• 6 . Means of Political Control
• 7 . Establish Political Power

4. Structure of Political Party
1 . Party Caucus
2 . Party Branch
3 . Party Cell
4 . Party Militia

5. Classification Of Political Party
• Blondel`s Classification of Political Party
System
• Allen Ball`s Classification of Political Party
System

6. Blondel`s Classification of Political
Party System
• 1 . No Party System
• 2 . One Party System
• 3 . Two Party System
• 3 A . Two and Half Party System
• 4 . Multi Party System
• 4 A . One Party Dominance Multi Party System

7. Allen Ball`s Classification of Political
Party System
1 . One Party System
A . Totalitarian One Party System
B . One Party Dictatorship
C . One Party System
2 . Two Party System
A . Distinct Two Part System
B . Indistinct Two Part System
3 . Multi Party System
A . Stable Multi Party System
B . Instable Party System