Political Parties Intro

Political Parties Intro

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1Political Party DEFINED!!!Anthony Downs: team of men [and women] seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.Edmund Burke: an organized assembly of men, united for working together for the national interest, according to the particular principle they agreed upon.

2Basic Types of Party SystemsOne-Party SystemsThe party IS the governmentCuba, Vietnam, North KoreaFormerly AfghanistanIraq under SadaamMulti-Party SystemsMany INFLUENTIAL partiesGermany - ~6 Sweden - ~7Two-Party SystemSTwo MAIN parties may be countless minor partiesUmmm, us here in the US

3Tasks of the PartyRecruit CandidatesDecide who we get to vote forEducate the PublicTell us ideas and why we should like themOperate the GovernmentRun the government and get ideas in motionDispense PatronageHelp the people that helped you get thereLoyal OppositionRepresent those NOT represented by majorityReduction of ConflictCompromise so the government can work

4Talk with your neighborThink of examples of these functions either from the video or from current campaignRecruit CandidatesEducate the PublicOperate the GovernmentDispense PatronageLoyal OppositionReduction of Conflict

Downs Model Rational Party

As shown in ideology quiz, the people are in the middle, so parties must also come to the center

6Parties in History: 1796-1824Federalist Paper Author James Madison warns of evils of factionFather of our Country George Washington cautions as to the baneful effects of the spirit of partyPromptly descend into Federalists v. Democratic-RepublicansPost-Adams, Federalists fade due to poor organization

71828-1856D-R drops the R and becomes the DemocratsVan Buren posits that opposition is necessary to keep the party true to its own principles loyal opposition represents parts of society that the other party missesOpposed by Whigs

81860-1928Slavery issue splits parts off of both partiesRepublicans emerge, collect splinters under anti-slavery bannerStarting with Lincoln, Republicans control basically to the Depression

91932-1964Democrats gain control and largely hold it until 68Built on the ideals of Liberalism more government to help those who need it

101968-PresentNixon first 20th century president to enter office without control of CongressBrief periods of alignment (such as part of Ws presidency)Many of todays voters lack strong party loyalty frankly we get bored of the current party and want something newLets look at some voter turnout stuff . . .

11Quick look at some international data . . .1Australia94.52Singapore93.53Uzbekistan93.54Liechtenstein92.85Belgium92.56Nauru92.47Bahamas91.98Indonesia91.59Burundi91.410Austria91.311Angola91.212Mongolia91.113New Zealand90.814Cambodia90.315Italy89.816Luxembourg89.717Cyprus89.718Iceland89.519South Africa89.320Cook Islands8966Iran77.376United Kingdom75.283Canada73.9109Japan69.5120United States66.5122Mexico65.2-From IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)Percentage of eligible voters casting ballots in all Parliamentary elections from 1945-200112Graph of previous data13Voter Registration by StateTop 10StateRegistration %NORTH DAKOTA88.5MINNESOTA81.8MAINE80.6MISSOURI78.6WISCONSIN78.2IOWA75.7SOUTH DAKOTA75.5OREGON75.2MONTANA75.1ALASKA74.0Bottom 10StateRegistration %NEW JERSEY63.7FLORIDA62.6GEORGIA62.3TENNESSEE62.2TEXAS61.2ARIZONA60.3NEW YORK59.5NEVADA56.8CALIFORNIA54.4HAWAII53.0(All US data courtesy of Census Bureau, from 2004 election data)14Graph of Voter Registration15Actual Voting %Top 10State Voted %MINNESOTA76.7WISCONSIN73.0MAINE72.0NORTH DAKOTA70.8OREGON70.6MONTANA69.9NEW HAMPSHIRE68.9IOWA68.8SOUTH DAKOTA67.1MISSOURI66.3Bottom 10StateVoted %ARKANSAS56.7FLORIDA56.1ARIZONA54.3NEW YORK53.1TENNESSEE52.7GEORGIA52.6NEVADA51.3TEXAS50.3CALIFORNIA49.1HAWAII46.216Actual Voting %17Difference between registration and actual voting percentageStateReg. %Voted %DifferenceNORTH DAKOTA88.570.817.7MISSOURI78.666.312.3MISSISSIPPI72.560.711.8SOUTH CAROLINA73.162.011.1TEXAS61.250.310.9ALABAMA72.661.810.8NORTH CAROLINA68.758.210.5LOUISIANA73.663.110.5KENTUCKY73.363.49.9WEST VIRGINIA67.057.29.8StateReg.%Voted%DifferenceNEVADA56.851.35.5DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA67.462.05.4CALIFORNIA54.449.15.3WISCONSIN78.273.05.2MONTANA75.169.95.2MINNESOTA81.876.75.1DELAWARE67.762.84.9WYOMING71.066.34.7OREGON75.270.64.6NEW HAMPSHIRE72.968.94.018Graph of the Difference19US Age Demographic DataAge Groups Registered % Voted %18 to 2451.541.925 to 4460.152.245 to 6472.766.665 to 7476.970.875+76.866.720Graph of Age data21Graph of Racial Breakdowns22So . . .American Voter turnout stinksWhat can be done about it? Referendum, Recall, InitiativeShould driving up turnout be a goal?23BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.BUTTONS & ROLLOVERS, ANIMALS & BIRDS - DONKEY BRAYFlash eFX 2Sounddogs.com, track 20042004Animals; Donkeys2300.4897eng - The FX must be synchronized within your productions. For more info license@sounddogs.com Sound Ideas' Sound Effects are sold on a royalty-free buyout basis with a lifetime synchronization license. Mechanical rights and rights to copy are not included.