POLS 1101 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I. Campaign FinancingA. Soft MoneyB. PACsII. Advertisements Outline of Current Lecture I. Political PartiesII. Functions of Political PartiesIII. History of Party SystemsIV. Why are there only two parties?Current Lecture:I. Political Parties- Political Parties are organizations that nominate candidates under their name- The Founders were concerned with the division of parties, thought that the nation needed to unified- The big thing for parties is funding and raising money- Interest groups are different, they do no nominate candidates - Political parties are linkage organizationsII. Functions of Political PartiesThese 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.- To nominate candidates, which is the primary function of political parties- Structure individual’s vote choices- Provide voters with information and simplify the vote choices- Parties link citizens to public policy output- They connect them with representatives- Coordinate the actions of elected officials- Propose alternative policiesIII. History of Party Systems- 1796-Adams ran against Jefferson- 1800-they decided to run with vice presidents, so Adams ran again with Pickney, and Jefferson with Burr- The Federalists were for Adams while the Anti-Federalists were for Jefferson- Jefferson won but he tied with Burr- They were called the Democratic Republicans - 1824-John Quincy Adams ran against Andrew Jackson- The number of people who voted rose dramatically- 1828-Jackson ran officially as a Democrat and won- Critical Elections-sharp change in patterns of loyalty which lead to changes in votes- The first Critical Election was in 1860- The next was in 1896- At that time, the North was Republican and the South was Democratic- The elections of 1937 and 1968 were also critical elections- Critical Elections helped us to get to two distinct partiesIV. Why are there only two parties?- Duverger’s Law- Plurality rule elections within single-member districts tend to favor a two party
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