Question

political parties Phil political offices and exercise political power but they do this by performing a series of important functions describe any five of them this question obtained 5 marks

Answer 1

Following are the important functions of political parties
.parties put forward policies and programmes in their manifesto from which the voters choose them

. parties form and run the govt .parties recruit leaders ,train them and make them ministers to run the govt in the way they want

. parties play the role of opposition
parties that loose in election play the role of opposition by voicing different views and criticising the govt for its wrong policies and it's failures

. parties shape public opinion
they raise and highlight issues.often opinions in the society crystallise on the lines parties take.

. parties provide people access to govt machinery and welfare schemesas parties are omnipresent and are easily none of the most visible institutions in a democracy.