Political Parties

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Political parties in the UK and what they do
Phoebe Fletcher
Mind Map by Phoebe Fletcher, updated more than 1 year ago
Phoebe Fletcher
Created by Phoebe Fletcher about 9 years ago
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Political Parties
  1. A political party is an:
    1. Association of people who share a common ideology, political belief, and aspirations
      1. Parties normally seek to gain power (or share power) in order to further their beliefs and aims
      2. What Parties are there (UK)
        1. Conservative

          Annotations:

          • https://www.conservatives.com/
          1. Labour

            Annotations:

            • http://www.labour.org.uk/content/splash#utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F
            1. Liberal Democrats

              Annotations:

              • http://www.libdems.org.uk/
              1. The Green Party

                Annotations:

                • http://www.greenparty.org.uk/
                1. SNP

                  Annotations:

                  • http://www.snp.org/
                  1. UKIP

                    Annotations:

                    • http://www.ukip.org/splash2?splash=1
                    1. Plaid Cymru

                      Annotations:

                      • http://www.plaid.cymru/
                      1. BNP

                        Annotations:

                        • http://www.bnp.org.uk/
                      2. Parties only emerged in the 19th Centuary
                        1. Before this there were factions
                          1. The main ones being the 'Whigs' and the 'Tories'
                          2. The 'Tories later became the Conservative party
                            1. The 'Whigs' became the Liberal Democrat party
                              1. The Labour Party formed in the 1900, due to trade Union movements, and to full the gap for the working class
                              2. Functions
                                1. 1. Representation
                                  1. 2. Policy Formation
                                    1. 3. Recruitment of Leaders
                                      1. 4. Organisation of government
                                        1. 5. Participation and mobilisation of the electorate
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