Question

what are the characteristics and functions of political parties what is the difference between both​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Political parties perform an important task in government. They bring people together to achieve control of the government, develop policies favorable to their interests or the groups that support them, and organize and persuade voters to elect their candidates to office. Although very much involved in the operation of government at all levels, political parties are not the government itself, and the Constitution makes no mention of them.

Answer 2

Answer:

Characteristics:-

• a political party has members who agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote collective good.
• its seeks to implement the policies by winning popular support through election.
• a political party has three components -the leaders ,active members and the followers.
• a political party is a group of people who come together to contest election and hold power in the government.

Functions:-

• parties contesting elections.
• parties put forward different policies and programmes.
• parties play decisive role in making laws of a country.
• parties forms and run the government.
• those party that lose in the election plays the role of opposition.
• parties shape public opinion.
• parties provide people access to the government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by the government.