Pub1508 Exam 20 May 2024 QUALITY ANSWERS

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Hofmeister and Grabow (2011) are of the view that a democracy cannot operate without political parties. Hence, the principle of representation in a democracy is connected to the presence of political parties. According to these two authors political parties have functions such as aggregation of interest, a bridge between the public and government, political education and socialisation, selection and recruitment of leaders, integration into the political system, mobilisation of the voters and organisation of government. In light of this concise background information, it is now expected of you to discuss the functions of political parties. Provide practical examples to support your answer. [50] QUESTION 2 The society expects of its citizens to behave according to the value systems they accept as good and adequate and to which they adhere. In addition, society expects of government institutions to act according to what society’s value system mandates. In other words, actions undertaken by government institutions must be in line with what is accepted by society as right and appropriate. Given this information, discuss in detail the value systems that public servants must adhere to when delivering public services and illustrate with the use of practical examples. [50] TOTAL: [100