On December the 9th 2014 The Pirate Bay went down due to raids by the Swedish law enforcement. Since then The Pirate Bay went down on the 18th February for an estimated 12 hours, The website was down though there was no trouble with its domain name and name servers, routing visitors to a CloudFlare Error 522 page.
A political machine is an unofficial system of political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, behind-the-scenes control, and longstanding political ties withi â¦ n the structure of a representative democracy.
1 Political parties serve four key functions in the American political system. 2  Political parties (1) select candidates, (2) mobilize voters, (3) facilitate governance, and (4) monitor the opposing party when it's in power. 3  Select Candidates. Political parties nominate candidates for political office. 2  They narrow the field from a multitude of wannabes to a manageable few credible candidates. 3  This simplifies the voters' role and brings a certain order to what could be a chaotic electoral process. 4  Mobilize Voters.