People and Politics: Political Parties

Reading Assignment

Text book coverRead Chapter 12, Political Parties, pages 404-443 in your text before completing the rest of this section. The section activities will require that you are able to readily access the information.



For this first reading assignment you should be able to:

  • Identify the tasks of political parties in the United States
  • Explain the Rational Choice Theory of politics
  • Analyze changes in party identification through the years