Question

Which of the following are the three components of a political party ?

• A. Leaders, voters, and media.
• B. Policies, programs, and ideologies.
• C. Leaders, active members, and followers.
• D. Elections, government, and opposition.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Leaders, active members, and followers.

Political parties 

• Political parties are easily one of  the most visible institutions in a  democracy.

• For most ordinary  citizens, democracy is equal to  political parties.

• If you travel to  remote parts of our country and  speak to the less educated citizens,
  you could come across people who may not know anything about our Constitution or about the nature of our government.

Meaning

• A political party is a group of  people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the  government.

Partisan: A person  who is strongly  committed to a  party, group or  faction. Partisanship  is marked by a  tendency to take a  side and inability  to take a balanced  view on an issue.

• Parties are about a part of the society and thus, involve partisanship. Thus, a party is known by which part it  stands for, which policies it supports  and whose interests it upholds.

• A political party has three components

1. The leaders

2. The active members

3. The followers