the functions and features of political parties

Question 1

representation

Answer 1

-represent the views of people with certian beliefs
-right wing conservative left wing labour
-parties bring order to the political system by allowing people to group together

Question 2

participation

Answer 2

-encourage participation in the system
-parties have procedure for involving memebers in selecting candiadates and choosing party leaders
-labour increased its membership by allowing supporting to join fur an annual subscritption

Question 3

recuritment of office holders

Answer 3

-party membership leads to recriutment as candiate elections
-parties can also deselect candidates who fail to live up to standards

Question 4

formulation of policy

Answer 4

-parties generate policies that embody the ideas for which they stand

Question 5

providing goverment

Answer 5

-A PM who loses confidence of the party is vunerable e.g thatcher in nov 1990
-a winning party in genral election can turn its manifestos into law