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Political Parties & What they do
Unit 5: Ante Up
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Major U.S. parties
•– Republicans & Democrats
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Types of Systems
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Two – Party System
political system dominated by two major political parties
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History of two party system
• Federalist & Anti-Federalists– Began with the ratifying of the Constitution– Now it is tradition & is unlikely to change– Why:
• Single-member districts• Winner is the one who gains a plurality or largest
number of votes• Republicans & Democrats work in a bipartisan
manner to perpetuate the system
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History of two party system
• Minor parties have difficulty getting on the ballot & be heard
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Minor Parties in the US– Ideological: Based on a particular set of
beliefs Ex.: Communist Party
– Single-Issue: Major parties often take on their issue as their own
– Economic Protest Parties: Blames the business world & the major parties…
Ex: Populist party, Occupy Wall Street
– Splinter Party: Usually form around a certain personality that failed to win the nomination in a major party (Teddy Roosevelt, George Wallace)
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Multi party system
• three or more parties compete for control of the government are common in Europe, Israel, & Japan
• Advantage – gives voters the opportunity of voting
from a variety of choices–Majorities are rare & pluralities usually
indicate winners
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One party system
• Party & the government are the same thing.
• Example: People’s Republic of China
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Platform
– A political party’s statement of its goals & positions on all issues
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Plank
–A single issue on a political party’s platform