POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Municipal government II Revenue III Counties officials Outline of Current Lecture I Political parties II Functions of political parties Current Lecture Political party an organization influenced by political ideology whose primary interest is to gain control of government by winning elections Political parties are not mentioned in the TX or US constitution George Washington thought that parties would divide the nation Chief concerns of political parties recruit nominate and put elected officials in office 2 main parties republican and democrat 1992 Ross Perrot Reform Party 3rd party affected the national level and splitting votes by winning 20 of votes 4 levels of political parties national state county prescient No one level is in charge but all work together for party Temporary party organizations are in function prior to elections then go away Prescient chair 2 year terms elected at prescient convention doesn t get paid generate phone banks candidates information work at county executive committee County district executive committee arranges county convention County chair is paid State executive committee required by state law must have 1 man and 1 woman key strategist raise funds for campaigns and conduct state convention National convention delegates represent parties to nominate primary candidate for presidential election TX has a 2 step process of selecting person to go to national convention First primary elections are held then another vote is taken at the convention known as a caucus In 2008 Hillary Clinton won primary in TX but Obama won caucus by landslide Political ideology set of doctrine beliefs that form the basis of political system AKA political orientation These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Conservative Right wing minimal government involvement in economic and social welfare reduce taxes and government spending to boost economy Liberal Left wing want strong regulation of economy for equal distribution of wealth Favor government involvement in social and economic programs like Medicare Obamacare believe in individual freedom and rights
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