Question

describe our political party system, including how political parties can both enhance and hurt the twin goals of effective government and democratic participation

Answer 1

The united states is a representative democracy. The current and modern political party system in united states is a two-party system, mainly dominated by the Democratic party and Republican party. The two parties have won every US elections since 1856. Although smaller parties exists such as The Libertarian party, The Green party and The Constitution party. Third parties and independent voters have achieved relatively minor representation from time to time at local levels only. Generally The Democratic party is commonly known as the centre-left -liberal party in United states, while The Republican party is commonly known as a right - wing conservative party. The united states is a diverse society and citizen's competing interests are reflected in politics.

Two - party system has its own benefits and drawbacks . The two party system simplifies politics for Americans by providing political platforms. The two party system has a historical precedence of functioning well in American version of a democratic republic. But lately it seems that the two party system has started hurting the democratic participation and goals of effective government. The two party system does not offers sufficient room for new ideas and third party candidates. It is not flexible because it has a more or less rigid set of opinions on every issues. Since two parties have completely opposing views on issues, they tend to reverse the policies of the previous government when voted into power. This doesn't benefits the country in long run.