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AP Government Political Parties – Chapter 8
I. Party Significance
 Political Party - team seeking to _________ the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted
election (Goal = ____________)
 Functions of Political Parties
o Serve as _________________________________
o Parties specifically:
 Recruit, nominate, and support _________________________________________________.
 Help with ____________________, including ____________________ and media strategy
 __________________________________ and _____________________ of voters.
 Provide ______________ for voters to determine candidates’ political ideology
(________________________)
 Enacts its ____________________ when in the majority and ____________________
positions when in the minority (see leadership & committee system in Chapters 11/12)
II. Party in the electorate: the voters who ________________ with the party
 Party Identification – no formal ________________________ - self–proclaimed ________________
o Parties modify their policies and messaging to appeal to various demographic _________________.
 ________________________ voting - voting for candidates from one political party for all offices
 _________________________ voting declining in recent years
 Upsurge of _____________________ in the last 25 years (Anthony Downs Rational-choice theory)
 But those in the party are more _________________________
III. Party as an Organization: day-to-day "professionals" who organize and run the party
 Parties are _______________________ and _____________________. Party leaders _______________ over
policy.