https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2 How does the two-party system influence American democracy? en-us 2017-02-21 14:37:19 UTC 2017-02-21 14:48:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155158786 A political party is a group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, and thereby influence government policies.]]> 2017-02-21 14:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155158786 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159008 Political parties recruit men and women to run for office who appear to have a good chance of being elected. Parties raise money for campaigns and organize rallies and meetings to generate enthusiasm for their candidates.]]> 2017-02-21 14:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159008 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159186 While the United States has two major parties, not all countries do. Most nations have one or more political parties, but their number and role differs with each nation’s political system.]]> 2017-02-21 14:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159186 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159423 One-party systems are usually found in nations with authoritarian governments. Only one political party exists, often because the government tolerates no opposition; in these nations, the party is the government, and the party leaders run the government and set all policy. ]]> 2017-02-21 14:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159423 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159629 Only about a dozen nations have systems in which two major political parties compete for power, although minor parties exist. Like the United States, these are known as two-party systems.
Far more common among political systems today is the multi-party system. For example, France and Italy each have more than 15 political parties that exert influence on government, with 5 to 7 typically having a significant number of seats in the parliament.

]]> 2017-02-21 14:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155159629 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160077 Many of the Founders distrusted factions, or groups with differing political views. In his Farewell Address of 1796, President George Washington warned against the “baneful [very harmful] effects of the spirit of party.” Even so, by the end of President Washington’s second term, two political parties had organized in opposition to one another.]]> 2017-02-21 14:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160077 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160323 At some times, there were several major political parties in the United States; after the Civil War, however, two strong parties emerged that remain the dominant players to this day: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.]]> 2017-02-21 14:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160323 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160523 In the late 1700s, the two original parties were the Federalists, who called for a strong central government, and the Democratic-Republicans, who believed that the states should have more power.]]> 2017-02-21 14:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160523 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160880 By the end of the Civil War, two major parties dominated the national political scene. The Republicans generally represented the Northern states and controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress. The Democrats tended to be from the Southern states.]]> 2017-02-21 14:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155160880 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155161587 Despite the dominance of the two major parties, third parties have been an element of the American political scene since the early days of the Republic. A third party is any party other than one of the two major parties. ]]> 2017-02-21 14:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155161587 lena_pirt55 https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155161725 Mc-Graw Hill Online Textbook ]]> 2017-02-21 14:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lena_pirt55/u6yo8bs3dle2/wish/155161725