POLITICAL PARTIES
IN THE UNITED STATES
Spring, 2005
James Bolner, Sr.
jimbolnersr@cox.net
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766.5987
SYLLABUS
Seminar description: This seminar will focus on the structure and function of political parties in the United States’ political system. Topics to be treated will include: 1) the constitutional and statutory framework of political parties; 2) the evolution of the party system; 3) party ideology, membership, leadership, and financing; 4) the roles parties play in shaping and articulating political values; 5) the relationships between parties and the media; and 6) attempts to reform of the party system.
The Constitutional and Statutory Context
The Evolution of Political Parties in the United States
Party Ideology, Membership, Leadership, and Financing
How Parties Shape and Articulate Political Values
Parties and the Media
Attempts to Reform the Party System
Online Resources:
Please Read >>: Portable Data Format (PDF) FilesThe Democratic National Committee
The Republican National Committee
Directory of Parties (by politics1.com)
Yahoo!'s Directory of Political Parties in the United States
American Political Parties (from wordiq.com)
The Campaign Finance Institute
David Broder, "Electoral 'Fixes'," Washington Post, October 21, 2004Elections in the United States (by electionworld.com)
Elizabeth Mayer, "The Electoral College," New York Times (2004)Douglas J. Amy, "How Proportional Representation Works," (from the PR Library)
Ed Labonte, Jr., "Proportional Representation - Frequently Asked Questions" (from fairvote.org)
Political Parties - Summary [handout for students at Murray High School, Murray, UT]
Political Parties - Summary [PDF]jimbolnersr at cox.net
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