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Lecture Topics
1. Introduction
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Functions
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Environment
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Characteristics of the parties
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Why 2 party system
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Why staying power
2. Party Organization
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Structure-National, State, Local
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Functions
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Electoral Process
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Changing nature of organization
3. Party in the Electorate
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Voter loyalty
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Declining voter parties
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Independents
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Implications for political system
4. Party In Government
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Legislative
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Executive
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Judicial
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Party Government
5. Parties in the Electoral Process
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Nomination and the parties 11,12
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Election campaigns and the parties
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Campaign finance
6. Summary and Conclusion
The Future role
of parties
Politics without
parties?
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Reading Assignments
Chaps. 1,2
Who
Voted for Obama
Chaps 3,4,5
Chaps.6,7,8
Democrats
and Republicans
Chaps 13,14
Chaps. 9,10,11,12
Chapter 15,16
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