Political Parties

A political party is an:
1. Association of people who share a common ideology, political belief, and aspirations
2. Parties normally seek to gain power (or share power) in order to further their beliefs and aims
What Parties are there (UK)
1. Conservative
  Anmerkungen:
  - https://www.conservatives.com/
2. Labour
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.labour.org.uk/content/splash#utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F
3. Liberal Democrats
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.libdems.org.uk/
4. The Green Party
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.greenparty.org.uk/
5. SNP
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.snp.org/
6. UKIP
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.ukip.org/splash2?splash=1
7. Plaid Cymru
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.plaid.cymru/
8. BNP
  Anmerkungen:
  - http://www.bnp.org.uk/
Parties only emerged in the 19th Centuary
1. Before this there were factions
  1. The main ones being the 'Whigs' and the 'Tories'
2. The 'Tories later became the Conservative party
3. The 'Whigs' became the Liberal Democrat party
4. The Labour Party formed in the 1900, due to trade Union movements, and to full the gap for the working class
Functions
1. 1. Representation
2. 2. Policy Formation
3. 3. Recruitment of Leaders
4. 4. Organisation of government
5. 5. Participation and mobilisation of the electorate

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