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Membership
-who can be a member of a party?
-requirements?
-What Party Members Do?
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Political Philosophy
-Conservatives-- person who favorsless government or a governmentthat is less involved in people’slives and is less open to reformingideas
-Liberals-- people who are in favorof more government involvementand may be more open to reform
-Moderates-- person who issomewhere in-between the majorpolitical parties and may have somebeliefs which favor one side andother beliefs that favor the otherparty
Republicans
-beliefs?
-demographics?
Democrats
-tend to believe in?
-demographic features
Organization
-local
-precincts-- Term for a district orarea
-state
-national
-political machine– when a party sostrongly controls an area that theopposing party offers littleresistance
Local Level
-most important level
-all voting takes place here
-most volunteers work at this level
-elections here affect people themost
State, National Level
-Focuses on several elections
-Lots of funds spent at this level
-party goals developed at this level
-National Conventions-- Meetingheld every four years whenPresidential candidates are chosenand the party develops officialpolicy beliefs
Party Platform
-statement of a party’s beliefs andgoals
-planks-- what the party’s policy ison a single issue
-developed at National PartyConventions
-not representative of all partymembers
Party Platform
-statement of a party’s beliefs andgoals
-planks-- what the party’s policy ison a single issue
-developed at National PartyConventions
-not representative of all partymembers