Role of Political Parties and Linkage Institutions
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Unit 5: Political Participation of AP Government
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Linkage Institution
Communicates for citizens to the government
4 Common Linkage Institutions
Political Parties
Media
Elections
Interest Groups
Role of Political Parties
Influence govt. with party platform ideals
How do political parties influence?
Adjusting and educating the party platform
Interact with citizens by voter mobilization
Directly influence govt. by recruiting candidates
Manage campaign
What do political party members do in government?
Party candidates debate, propose, and sign legislation beneficial to the party platform
What do political party members do in the organization?
Members mobilize voters, manage media sources, and coordinate campaigns for members in government.
What do political party members do as a regular member?
Vote and donate for policies/officials supporting the party platform
Interest Groups
Organizations combined by people focusing on specific issues in policymaking
Lobbying
Direct influence to policymakers by interacting/sitting with them
Originated from London when protesters sat in a lobby for hours to persuade policymakers
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