Question

What are the functions of political parties?

Answer 1

Make laws.

Shape public opinion

Contest elections

provide people access to government welfare and machinery

role as opposition

Answer 2

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Political parties fill political offices and exercise

power by performing the following functions:-

1. Candidates are put forward by political

parties to contest elections. These candidates

may be chosen by the top leaders or by

members of the party. In some countries like

USA, members and supporters of a party

choose its candidate.

2. Parties put forward their policies and

programmes for voters to choose from them.

3. Political parties play a major role in laws

making for the country. No law can become a

bill unless majority parties support it.

4. Political parties form and run governments.

The big policy decision taken by political

executive come from the political parties.

5. Parties that lose election, play the role of

opposition to the party in power.

6. Parties shape public opinion. They raise and

highlight issues. Parties sometime also launch

movements for the resolution of the problem

faced by the people.

7. Political parties provide people access to

government machinery and welfare schemes. It

is easy for the public to approach their local

party leader than a government officer. The

local party leader has to listen to the public

demand, otherwise people can reject them in

the next elections.