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Chapter 9: Political Parties

  • Parties - Here and Abroad - Political Culture
  • The Rise and Decline of the Political Party - The Founding, The Jacksonians, The Civil War and Sectionalism, The Era of Reform, Party Realignments, Party Decline
  • The National Party Structure Today - National Conventions
  • State and Local Parties - The Machine, Ideological Parties, Solidarity Groups, Sponsored Parties, Personal Following
  • The Two-Party System
  • Minor Parties
  • Nominating a President - Are the Delegates Representative of the Voters?, Who Votes in Primaries?, Who Are the New Delegates?
  • Parties Versus Voters
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