PPT-The two major political parties:

Republican Party and Democratic Party What is a political party A political party is a group of people with similar political views that want to promote their ideas get their candidates elected to office and control government . Readings:. Reserves: Aldrich, LaPalombara and Weiner, Neumann, Duverger, Kirchheimer, Epstein, Pizzorno.. Why did political parties develop?. What is an internally created party? . What is an externally created party?. in Germany. Dr. Heike Merten. Institute . of. German . and. International Law . of. Political . Parties. . and. Political Party Research. Funding of political parties . in Germany. 1. . Introduction. Critical (Realigning) Elections: . =. Turning points in the strength of the major parties. . Large groups of voters change their traditional patterns of party loyalties. . Long lasting . Can be the defeat of a major party . What are they?. Why were they formed?. George Washington Warns Against Political Parties. ". Let me...warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of Party..." . "It serves to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration.... agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one.... against another.... it opens the door to foreign influence and corruption...thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another. Why were they formed?. Development of Political Parties. George Washington Warns Against Political Parties. ". Let me...warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of Party..." . Development of Political Parties. George Washington Warns Against Political Parties. ". Let me...warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of Party..." . "It serves to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration.... agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one.... against another.... it opens the door to foreign influence and corruption...thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.". Political Parties. A political party is a group organized to nominate candidates, to try to win political power through elections, and to promote ideas about public policy.. To win elections in the United States, political parties must be “broad based.” . Ross Perot: 1992, 1996. Ralph Nader: 2000, 2004. Warm-Up: The Government Club T-Shirt. Today, we will be selecting the color for the new government club T-shirt. The choices, as determined by early voting, are blue and yellow.. The Two Party System. The Constitution is silent about political parties and about such important party matters as conventions and primaries.. Because political parties were known in 1787, the Founding Fathers’ omission was probably deliberate.. A . political party . is a group of citizens (voters) with similar views on public issues who work to put their ideas into effect through government action and who band together to elect candidates.. describe a time in which you were riding in a car with someone who was a really bad driver, and you wanted to stop the car and take over Driving for them- 1 paragraph. describe how you could connect this scenario to modern politics and this idea of one political party being the party in Power-2. Thomas Jefferson. Origins of the 2 party system. Constitution says nothing about political Parties.. George . W. ashington was very much against them.. But 2 of . W. ashington’s cabinet Members, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton started the first political parties because of disagreements they had on how the country should run.. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good.. Since there can be different views on what is good for all ,they try to persuade people why their policies are better than others.. Public hearing, 7 November 2017. Broader politico-economic context . Urgent need for economic development and good governance in SA. National Development Plan and Sustainable Development Goals must be achieved.