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    A political party is defined as a group of organized citizens who aim to control the government and implement their policies through voting. Key aspects of a political party include having organized members, shared principles, and using peaceful means to attain political power. Main functions of parties are to propagate their ideals and contest elections. Parties also strengthen their organizations, increase membership, and provide political education to supporters and voters. Advantages include aligning with human nature, focusing attention on big issues, enabling democracy, and checking absolutism through opposition parties. Demerits include harming national interests through selfish propaganda and creating factionalism, crushing individuality, and spreading corruption.

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    A political party is defined as a group of organized citizens who aim to control the government and implement their policies through voting. Key aspects of a political party include having organized members, shared principles, and using peaceful means to attain political power. Main functions of parties are to propagate their ideals and contest elections. Parties also strengthen their organizations, increase membership, and provide political education to supporters and voters. Advantages include aligning with human nature, focusing attention on big issues, enabling democracy, and checking absolutism through opposition parties. Demerits include harming national interests through selfish propaganda and creating factionalism, crushing individuality, and spreading corruption.

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    A political party is defined as a group of organized citizens who aim to control the government and implement their policies through voting. Key aspects of a political party include having organized members, shared principles, and using peaceful means to attain political power. Main functions of parties are to propagate their ideals and contest elections. Parties also strengthen their organizations, increase membership, and provide political education to supporters and voters. Advantages include aligning with human nature, focusing attention on big issues, enabling democracy, and checking absolutism through opposition parties. Demerits include harming national interests through selfish propaganda and creating factionalism, crushing individuality, and spreading corruption.

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    Party System

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    A political party is defined as a group of organized citizens who aim to control the government and implement their policies through voting. Key aspects of a political party include having organized members, shared principles, and using peaceful means to attain political power. Main functions of parties are to propagate their ideals and contest elections. Parties also strengthen their organizations, increase membership, and provide political education to supporters and voters. Advantages include aligning with human nature, focusing attention on big issues, enabling democracy, and checking absolutism through opposition parties. Demerits include harming national interests through selfish propaganda and creating factionalism, crushing individuality, and spreading corruption.

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    Political Party and Party System

    Definition of Political Party


    • Gettell-
    – a political party consists of a group of citizens
    more or less organised who act as political unit
    and who by the use of their voting power aim to
    control the Government and carry out their
    general policies.
    • Maciver
    – A political party is an association organized in
    support of some principle or policy which by
    constitutional means it endeavors to make the
    determinant of government.
    Four things are essential for the
    formation of political party
    1. The people should be organized
    2. There should be similarity of principles
    3. The aim of a political party should be to
    attain political power
    4. A political party should use peaceful means
    for attaining political power.
    Functions of Political Parties
    • Two main functions
    – To propagate their ideals and policy
    – To contest elections
    • Bryce says
    – Every party strengthens its organization
    – The parties try to increase their membership
    – They encourage the electorate and supporters
    through speeches and other means
    – The voters are imparted political education by the
    parties
    Advantages of political parties
    1. Political parties are according to human
    nature
    2. Political parties concentrate the attention of
    the voters of big problems
    3. Political parties made the working of
    democracy possible
    4. Political parties create cooperation between
    the executive and legislature
    5. Opposition parties check the absolutism of
    the government
    6. Political parties create awakening amongst
    the people
    7. Opposition parties point out the short-
    comings of the laws
    8. Parties make the working of the constitution
    and the Government flexible
    9. Parties act as a short of link between the
    people and the government
    10.Political parties pilot the reforms
    11.Political parties impart much political
    education
    12.Committees of Experts
    13.Formation of government is easier
    Demerits of Party system
    1. National interests are harmed by the selfish
    propaganda of the parties
    2. Party-system creates factionalism
    3. Political parties crush individuality
    4. Wrong education of the people
    5. Parties spread corruption
    6. The ruling party makes attractive laws near
    the election in order to catch votes
    7. Dictatorship of the ruling party
    8. Unstable government in multi-party system
    9. Political parties spread communal hatred
    10.The country is deprived of the services of the
    talented persons owing to the party system

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