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Why do you think political parties are not as powerful as they were in the past?
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Primary elections have taken away some of the power of party bosses.
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What are major political parties in British politics?
There are three main political parties in the United Kingdom: the Conservative party, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrat party. There are other minor parties, such as the Green Party, UKIP and BNP. Members of Parliament may also stand as independent members, which have no political allegiance. There are other region-specific political parties, such as the SNP, Sinn Féin, and Plaid Cymru.
How do political parties achieve their aim?
Political parties do the bidding of those who pay for them. They often need to get people to vote for them in which case they try to get votes so they can hold power and put in the laws those funding them desire. It has always been that to some extent but in the past political parties were often created by the people to address issues of inequality or to advance a political belief. That is the history of the NDP, a Western based party meant to advance the causes of Western Canadians. Something they are clearly far from today as they hold many anti-Western Canadian beliefs but beliefs well supported by those that fund them today.
Are American political parties highly centralized or highly decentralized?
Political parties in the U.S. are highly decentralized and "weak" (according to most political scientists). This is likely because of the primary system combined with a first-past-the-post electoral system, in which voters from individual districts choose the nominee for each party. This allows voters to choose who most reflect their values (like pro-gun, anti-abortion Democrats in the South). In the UK, where the parties are much stronger and more centralized, the leadership of the parties choose the nominees for each district -- the voters get no say. This lends itself to party members falling in line with the wants of the party leaders much more. John McCain and Arlen Specter are basically impossible in the UK.
How is conflict between political parties in the US government resolved?
ullaamba ao kuna warka Normally, I would remove the above nonsense, but given that it is actually an apt description of the aborted and ridiculous way that political parties communicate currently, it should stay. In the past, when cooperation was a desirable act for the American Political parties, each party would submit a proposal, positively critique the proposals of the opposite party and then begin the process of compromising with each ceding less necessary terms in order to get more necessary terms. It is important to note that as concerns election, no political party has ever engaged in wholesale election fraud or rejected the results of an election that disempowered their party.
The first-past-the-post electoral system explains?
why the United States has only two major parties
Why political parties aren't as powerful as it past?
because they are cool and your weird
What are some past jingles of political parties?
Some are 3 teirs
Why does the US have only two major political parties?
the first- past-the- post electoral system
How many registered political parties in India?
The website Indian Elections broke the 2004 Indian Election results down to having 301 party/coalitions in a First Past the Post electoral system.The BJP+ was a coalition of 10 political parties of which 9 won seats.The INC+ was a coalition of 16 political parties of which 12 won seats.And OTHERS were designated as 270 political parties of which 19 won seats.The results means that 40 political parties won seats in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament.The website for the Electoral Commission of India in the results of the 2004 election reported 231 participating political parties.
How do American political parties influence the American life?
In the past few years, the effect that political parties have influence American life even more. The right and the left are more partisan than in many years causing partisanship among citizens.
Why do you think citizens in the past allowed political machines to exist?
No lol
How has Libya been governed over the past 41 years?
colonel gaddifi has dictataded . ther are no democratic elections and no oppositions political parties are allowed .
Are the President and the Vice President members of different political parties true or false?
No, the President and Vice President are memnbers of the same political party. This was not always true in American politics, but it has been true for the past century.
Why are political parties weaker today than in the past?
The parties have become weaker because voters, candidate selection methods, and campaign-finance laws have changed. Voters now get a lot of information from the media and are more likely to think of themselves as independents; caucuses and primary elections have largely replaced a party choice of nominees; and campaign-finance reform laws have hurt the ability of parties to raise money.
Do you have to belong to one of the two major political parties to be president?
Yes, from a practical standpoint at the present time. No third party candidate has ever won, but there is no legal reason why it could not happen. In the past there have been some Congressmen elected from minor parties and minor party candidates have won some electoral votes in the past.
What does political background mean?
Political events or settings that you have been involved with in the past.
Was Portugal a powerful European state?
Yes, in it past history it was powerful.
