Question

Explain, how the rise of political parties are directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.

Answer 1

1. Large societies need representative democracy. As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government.
2. They needed some ways, to bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed.
3. They needed a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose them.
4. Political parties fulfill these needs that every representative government has.
5. We can say that parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.