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minor political parties in the us

sources

06

influence

05

challenges and difficulties

04

types of minor parties

03

main minor parties

02

defenition and general information

01

Index

- other than the two major parties- recognition in not every state- minor parties run candidates for a limited number of elections - don't receive large pluralities of votes- arise when the two main parties fail -> citizens unite behind a leader

What is a minor political party?

3. The Constitution Party

4. The Peace and Freedom Party5. The American Independent Party

1. The Libertarian Party

2. The Green Party

main minor parties

- allience parties- candidate appears under more party labels

fusion

- idealistic- promote a particular agenda

single-issue

- form around a candidate - promis

candidate-centered

- have existed for a long time- local, state and national offices

enduring

types of minor parties

There is a huge amount of challenges and difficulties minor political parties have to face.Now, we watch a video about their main problems and afterwards, we will summarize it.

Why can't these parties take off?

- Winner-takes-it-all elections: weaker parties are squeezed out (Duverger's Law)- presidential debates: can't take part-> no large base, lack of media attention, not in the polls at all- money: don't find donors

Video: summary

fusion voting

- multiple parties nominate the same candidate -> major candidates focus on their interests

outcome of elections

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

issue awareness

- issue raising through middle-of-the-road positions-> catalysts for change

Influence

  • 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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