Concept information
Preferred term
political parties in American elections
Definition
- POLITICAL PARTIES ARE the foundation for the entire electoral government within American elections. They not only control the mechanisms for nomination into public offices, they also serve as important forces in recruiting members, acquiring resources, setting agendas, and organizing party processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Political Parties in American Elections]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/political_parties_in_American_elections
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}