Civics Chapter 6;lesson 4
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- PP today not as powerful
- people move, fewer vote, better educated, technology
- independent voters
- not loyal to one PP
- grassroots
- beginning with the people
- PP serve as a link
- help levels and branches of govt. communicate
- PP select and support candidates
- want to pick electable people;organize and raise $
- state and federal election laws
- help preserve the two-party system
- PP get message of people to govt.
- voter concerns; parties listen to people
- PP act as a watchdog
- keeping an eye on the government
- accountable
- having to explain one's actions to voters
- PP inform the public
- what's done/ to be done; media (newspapers, TV, pamplets)
- nonpartisan
- not involving political parties