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Political Science Notes: Maaz Ur Rahman PSP

Political parties are groups of citizens organized to control government through their voting power and promote public interests on agreed upon principles. Essential functions of political parties include organizing branches nationwide, maintaining consistent views, working for national interests, gaining power through constitutional means, accepting election defeats, and having faith in voting. Political parties prepare election platforms, form public opinions, select candidates, link elected officials to voters, campaign, and bring people to polls. A multiple party system better represents diverse societies and is more democratic. Political parties in some countries have failed to strengthen institutions, decentralize power, or promote strong democratic political culture.

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Political Science Notes: Maaz Ur Rahman PSP

Political parties are groups of citizens organized to control government through their voting power and promote public interests on agreed upon principles. Essential functions of political parties include organizing branches nationwide, maintaining consistent views, working for national interests, gaining power through constitutional means, accepting election defeats, and having faith in voting. Political parties prepare election platforms, form public opinions, select candidates, link elected officials to voters, campaign, and bring people to polls. A multiple party system better represents diverse societies and is more democratic. Political parties in some countries have failed to strengthen institutions, decentralize power, or promote strong democratic political culture.

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• Political Science Notes

• Prepared by : Maaz Ur Rahman PSP


Political Parties
• “A group of citizens , more or less organized ,
who act as a political unit and who by use of
their voting power aim to control the
government and carry out their general
policy”– Gettell
• “A body of men united for the purpose of
promoting by their joint endeavours to make
the public interests upon some principle upon
which they are all agreed”--- Burke
Essentials of Political Parties
• Organization and Discipline
• Branches all over the country
• Same views on all public matters
• Work for national interest
• Capture power by peaceful and constitutional
means
• Accept defeat
• Faith in the ballot-boxes
Functions of Political Parties
• Prepare election manifestoes
• Forming public opinion
• Selection of candidates
• Links voters with their representatives in the legislature
• Create propaganda
• Bringing people to vote
• Election campaigns
• Discipline in legislature
• Bridge between executive and legislature in presidential
Multiple Party System
• Protect interest
• Greater mobilization
• New experimentation
• More democratic
• Mandatory for diverse society
Political Parties Failed to Deliver
• strengthening political parties
• Sustenance of the supremacy of the
constitution
• Building Institutions and institutional
balance
• Decentralization of power
• Strengthening Federation
•Promotion of strong political culture
• Devolving powers to local government
authorities
• Bulwark against extra- constitutional
adventurism
• Strengthening democracy

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