minor political parties in the us

minor political parties in the us

Index

defenition and general information

main minor parties

types of minor parties

challenges and difficulties

influence

sources

What is a minor political party?

- other than the two major parties

main minor parties

2. The Green Party

1. The Libertarian Party

4. The Peace and Freedom Party

3. The Constitution Party

types of minor parties

enduring

- have existed for a long time

candidate-centered

- form around a candidate

single-issue

- idealistic

fusion

- allience parties

Why can't these parties take off?

There is a huge amount of challenges and difficulties minor political parties have to face.

Video: summary

- Winner-takes-it-all elections: weaker parties are squeezed out (Duverger's Law)

Influence

- issue raising through middle-of-the-road positions

issue awareness

- taking away votes of major parties -> influence without winning

outcome of elections

- multiple parties nominate the same candidate

fusion voting

• https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States
• https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/american-government/political-parties/third-parties-in-american-politics
• https://www.thoughtco.com/importance-of-us-third-political-parties-3320141
• https://open.lib.umn.edu/americangovernment/chapter/10-6-minor-parties/
• https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/elections/presidential-election-process/political-parties/
• https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/Political-parties

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