Part I. Parties and party systems : What are political parties? ; The american two-party system -- Part II. The political party as an organization : The state and local party organizations ; The parties' national organizations ; Party activists -- Part III. The political party in the electorate : Party identification ; Party coalitions and party change ; Parties and voter turnout -- Part IV. Parties, nominations, and elections : How parties choose candidates ; choosing the presidential nominees ; The general election ; Financing the campaigns -- Part V. The party in government : Parties in congress and state legislatures ; The party in the executive and the courts ; The semi-responsible parties ; The place of parties in American politics

1. Political parties -- United States