Summary: Chapter 11
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11 parties and elections
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How would political parties be defined ?
Organizations that offer slates of candidates to voters at election time -
What is one characteristic of political parties?
elect governmental office-holders -
What was the marijuana parties goal ?
To decriminalize cannabis -
When was marijuana made legal?
October, 2018 -
What does meisel and mendelsohn argue has weakened ?
The attachment citizens have to the political system -
What are the seven functions that political parties play in democracy according to Meisel and Mendelsohn?
- Integrating citizens into the political system
- Developing policy
- Elite recruitment
- Organization of government
- structuring the vote
- organizing public opinion
- Interest aggregation
- Integrating citizens into the political system
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What did Eugene Forsey say about parties
Voluntaryassociations of people who holdbroadly similar opinions on public questions -
What did the liberals oppose and when ?
In 1988 they opposed the canada-united states free trade agreement negotiated by the conservatives -
What is one of the oldest fears about the democratic qualities of democracy?
Those with money are more likely than those without it to be able to influence voter behaviour -
What has the political parties and candidates been criticized for ?
Avoiding important issues and deflecting attention from major issues in society
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