What Does a Political Party Do?
Delving deeper into our discussion from Episode 23, L. Joy walks us through what a political party does. The #CivicDocket returns with a discussion on police reform and gun violence.
#CIVICDOCKET - 09:00 A few of the civic related stories we discussed on the show that you may have missed in mainstream media. Follow the hashtag #CivicDocket on Twitter or view more here.
Police are still killing black people. Why isn’t it news anymore? - link
Congress Quashed Research Into Gun Violence. Since Then, 600,000 People Have Been Shot - link
The Science of Gun Policy - link
FEATURE TOPIC - 27:21 The essential functions of a political party is to nominate candidates for public office and get as many of them elected as possible in order to take control of the government. In order to achieve their goals, political parties develop a party platform (a set of political values), organize, educate and turnout voters and be a watchdog to opposing parties. Contrary to popular belief, there are more than two political parties in the United States. According to Ballotpedia, there are more than 28 distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the US and 215 state-level parties, some of which are recognized in multiple states.
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