According to Ball, politics is about disagreement. He says the politics we see are the products of disagreements. Ball introduces a scheme for classifying forms of government on p. 45. Some elaboration of the scheme is found in the rest of chapter three. Give an example of how each shaped your political orientation.
American parties are primarily electoral machines.
If so, describe that role. If so, describe that role. 6 Ball implies that US elected officials are particularly open to influence by pressure groups. Describe the main distinctions between liberal and collectivist approaches to representation. If so, describe how.