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The Role Of Political Parties

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Political parties have a big role in our government. Norton.com states “A political party is a team of politicians, activist, and voters whose goal is to win control of the government.” There are two types of political parties the most popular are the republicans and democrats. The second type of political party is third parties. Popular third parties are the green and libertarian party. Political parties have a big role in the government by their political views, by selecting candidates, mobilize voters, and monitoring the opposing party. One of the political party's roles in the government is sharing their political views. Every four years political parties write their party platform. A party platform is a written document listing that parties views and beliefs. Candidates will run under their party platforms views during an election. If the candidate is elected he or she will vote for things in their favorable view. This means a government official will run the country under their party platform, and they will vote for things in their favor and their party favor. Republicans are pro-life, against medical marijuana, and against LGBT laws. Democrats are pro-choice, for medical marijuana, and for LGBT laws. The two main parties have opposite views and beliefs and that' why their platforms are so different. Parties share their political views with the public to gain support from people that share the same views and beliefs. Parties will also share the opposing party’s views to gain more support for people against those views. Political parties also have to nominate candidates to run our country like the president and vice president. Political parties have a big role in the government by selecting candidates. To select a candidate political parties must go through a two-step process recruiting and nominating candidates. Parties are looking for someone that meets the requirements of the position that they are recruiting for, an unblemished record, a credible candidate, and the ability to raise money. The next step in the process is nominating a candidate. The party will nominate the candidate with a higher chance to win. A candidate can be nominated at a convention or caucus, through the primaries, or

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