Question

There are the two-party systems in America. cover the topic in a blog post of at least 350 words. Information your blog must include is: Information on why we have a two-party system (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT) An examination of the two major parties in America Explain that other parties exist (and a bit why) Your blog must include specific information from the readings. must cite the assigned readings in the text (parenthetical citations) and have a list of your sources the end of your blog post. As a reminder, this is a blog post for a fictitious website. In this case, think about that which would help keep a reader interested (use of graphics, current events, appropriate font styles) while still maintaining good academic writing/argumentation.

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Answer 1

Two-party system describes an arrangement in which all or nearly all elected officials belong to one of the only two major parties, and third parties rarely win any seats in the legislature. In such arrangements, two-party systems are thought to result from various factors like winner-takes-all election rules. In such systems, while chances for third-party candidates winning election to major national office are remote, it is possible for groups within the larger parties, or in opposition to one or both of them, to exert influence on the two major parties. In contrast, in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia and in other parliamentary systems and elsewhere, the term two-party system is sometimes used to indicate an arrangement in which two major parties dominate elections but in which there are viable third parties that do win some seats in the legislature, and in which the two major parties exert proportionately greater influence than their percentage of votes would suggest.