National & State Level Organisation
Political Studies: Edexcel A Level, topic 16.5.1
National and State Level Organisation
The Democrats and Republicans are the two major parties in America. Both parties are mainly organised at the state level.
National organisation
- At the national level, the Republicans and Democrats have national committees.
- The national committee raises money for the party and coordinates the party's election strategy for candidates in national and local elections.
- The national committee organises the national party convention.
Congressional leadership
- At the national level, the Democrats and Republicans have congressional leadership and congressional committees that oversee their party's election campaign to Congress.
- Committees include the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee.
State level organisation
- US parties are decentralised meaning that most party organisation is at the state level.
- The state parties have the power to select candidates for election to the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- At the state level, state party conventions are held.
- Within the state, there are party committees in each county, district, city, ward and precinct.
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