Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Political Parties
- What is a Political Party?
- An organized body seeking to
win government power by putting
candidates up for election and
gaining public support
- They have a wide range of
issues put together in a
manifesto at election time
- They have members and
activists as well as candidates
who are put forward for election
- Functions of a Political Party
- Representing the
people
- Giving voters
electoral choice
- Forming a government
and managing political
change to ensure stability
- To provide opportunity for
participation, membership
and standing for public office
- Putting together a
manifesto to present to
voters in order to gain votes