Political Parties — Flashcards

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Political parties are organisations formed by people to achieve political power and take part in the electoral process. They contest elections, win power, and form the government.

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Political parties compete with each other only in a democracy because elections decide who will form the government. Parties try to win support from voters and gain power through fair competition.

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The main objective of a political party is to be in power. Parties try to achieve power through elections and then form and run the government.

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Political parties communicate the demands and complaints of the people to the government. They also help the government explain its policies and programmes to the people.

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Party ideology means the policies and world views of a political party. It shows the party’s stand on social issues and helps people decide whether they support that party.

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Social support received by a political party is called the mass base of the political party. A party with a strong mass base has support from many people.

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In modern times, the ideologies of many political parties appear similar. Because of this, it becomes difficult to clearly separate one party from another only by looking at ideology.

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The political party which gets majority in elections forms the government. The parties which do not get majority act as opposition parties.