Two Party System

Something to think about the two party system.

Whether two-party or bi-hegemonic, The American political system crowds out competition, radicalizes politics into a winner-take-all electoral process placing special interests and party politics at the apex of political participation.

The Italian Democratic Party has to accept the challenge of coalition primary elections and forget the dream of building in Italy a two-party system.

In some States, and in many local communities, one of the two major parties may be overwhelmingly dominant.

This may be the year we all remember as the year the two party system died.

This is a brief overview of the history behind our two party system and the two major issues that defined those parties, Slavery, and The Free Silver issues.

Did you know that political parties as know them did not begin to come into being until the 1840s?

An overview of the role of political parties and why there is a two party system in our government

How does faction and special interest impact our system and what part does the "Independent" play in our two party system?

Is our American two party system superior to that of parliamentary politics practiced in most of the world?

In this first installment I will explain parliamentary politics and the differences between them and the American two party system.

A look at stepping outside of what used to be the safety zone of two-party politics.

Although Labour's small gain in votes between 1983 and 1987 was about equal to the Alliance's loss, it was not accounted for simply by people changing votes from Alliance to Labour.

Politicians might be crooks, but avoiding them by not participating in the political process will not make them go away, nor will starting a party of your own.

Don't give up!

Standing up for our beliefs.

The two-party system can be beneficial as it gives the Country the ability to nationally shift our world views within less than one election cycle.

With Obama breaking campaign promises left and right, who can America turn to?

An op-ed about critical changes that need to be made to the United States Government in order to adequately represent the people's interests and govern effectively.

A look at the the relationship between the government and the people it represents.

A sarcastic tribute to the two-party system in America.

This article compares the different types of parties used in a representative democracy and speculates as to which the better one is.