Five functions of parties
Parties consider and stay attentive to diverse public opinion.
What is interest aggregation
A reasonable commitment to political ideals, generally related to regime principles
The two parties that have formed national government
Several political parties operating in a system
What is a Multi-party system
The effect that individual rather than party voting would create for small regions
What is underrepresented, due to coalitions between the majority population provinces
Practical political discourse, where the actions are focused on electoral success
Who is John A. Macdonald
A party who focuses on having mass support, are run by professionals who have a focus on winning the election
What is an electoralist party/brokerage party
Parties form this through aggregating interests and collaborating at party conventions and large gatherings
What is public policy
When forming policy, parties need to ensure that their programs have both a connection to ____ and also that it solves concrete problems by being ____
What is the ideal and practical
The Liberal party grounds their identity in this document (hint: since the 1980's)
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Parties emerging from discontentment about those in power, and votes for these parties are used to demonstrate this
What are protest parties
What is socio-economic
First name for the NDP when it originated in the prairies
What is the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)
The type of party that single member plurality supports due the system of electoral districts
What are regionally specific parties