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Describe any five major functions of political parties performed in a democracy.

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The major functions of political parties: 

(i) In democracies, elections are fought mainly among the candidates put by political parties.

(ii) Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them. 

(iii) A party reduces a vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports. 

(iv) Parties play a decisive role in making laws in legislatures. 

(v) Political parties provide access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by the government.



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