Definition

A political party is a group of members which contest in an election to enjoy power and based on an ideology. They represent different parts of society.

Components

A party consists of:

  • Leaders
  • Active Members
  • And followers.

Why need political parties?

  • Because they are a mechanism to support, justify and oppose the govt.
  • They contest elections and enjoy power
  • They put up policies and programmes for the people to analysis
  • Because without political parties, individual rules will not be able to make promises or put up major policy changes. Responsibility will not be taken seriously in a country level.
  • They represent different sectors of society. The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
  • As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government.

Backlinks

Civics Ch4


Flashcards

What is a political party and what does it consist of? ? A political party is a group of members which contest in an election to enjoy power and based on an ideology. They represent different parts of society. A party consists of:

  • Leaders
  • Active Members
  • And followers.

Why need political parties? ?

  • Because they are a mechanism to support, justify and oppose the govt.
  • They contest elections and enjoy power
  • They put up policies and programmes for the people to analysis
  • Because without political parties, individual rules will not be able to make promises or put up major policy changes. Responsibility will not be taken seriously in a country level.
  • They represent different sectors of society. The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
  • As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government.