Week 15: Elections and political parties Flashcards

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Effects of Philippine Electoral System

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  • Minority leadership
  • Leaders are susceptible to opposition
  • Leaders do not show allegiance to the party
  • Coalitions are not common or lack of coalition building
  • Proportional representation does not exist
  • The link between the results of the elections and the configuration of leadership in government is diluted (Aceron, 2009)
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tasked to screen candidate selection, formation of political alliances, political objectives and vision in response to problems faced by the nation and interest confluence.

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political parties

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3
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the following list of functions that political parties must perform:

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1) Representation
2) Elite Formation and Recruitment
3) Goal Formulation
4) Interest Articulation and Aggregation
5) Socialization and Mobilization
6) Organization of Government

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the capacity to respond and articulate the views of both members and voters.

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Representation

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5
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the ability to mold the political elite tasked to govern the body politic.

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Elite Formation and Recruitment

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6
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the development of programs of government with a view of attracting popular support

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Goal Formulation

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7
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the task of combining and harmonizing different demands and expressing them into coherent policy formulation.

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Interest Articulation and Aggregation

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8
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the formation of a national agenda and the creation of a public discourse to raise political awareness and build the necessary values and attitudes that would constitute a larger political culture.

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Socialization and Mobilization

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9
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he power given to apolitical party that gains the necessary votes to constitute the governmental elite, filling governmental posts with elements from the party ranks

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Organization of Government

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10
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conceived under the 1987 Constitution and was part of the adoption of multi-party system.

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Party List System

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11
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a democratic process which is a major source of political recruitment, a means of making government and of transferring government, a guarantee of representation, and a major determinant of government policy

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elections

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12
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organized for the purpose of winning government power by electoral or other means

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political party

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