Political Parties and Pressure Group

It gives despotic powers to the Cabinet

It given an opportunity to the opposition party to indulge in an irresponsible criticism of government

It makes smooth changes in government possible

It leads to the formation coalition governments

Herman Finel

Lord Bryce

Harold J.Laski

Mather

There are only two political parties in the country

There are only two major political parties which share power

There is only one political party but its followers are divided into two parts those who form the government and those who form opposition

None of the above things

Democratic countries

Countries with monarchy

Totalitarian states

Can exist in any country

Political parties impart political education to people

Political parties eliminate nepotism and favouritism

Political parties are essential for the successful working of Cabinet system of government

Political Parties check nepotism

These help in the spread of education

These try to capture power

These help in the formation of public opinion

These spread moral education

U.K.

India

U.S.A

U.S.S.R

Regional

Peasant

Trade unior

Anomic

Political party is a voluntary association

Members of political parties hold identical views on basic political, economic and other matters

Political parties aim at capturing power through any method

Once the political party comes to power it tries to promote national rather than sectarian interests

Articulate the demands

Aggregate the demands

Regulate the demands

Communicate the demands