Two Parties--or More?: The American Party System, Second EditionStudents of American government are faced with an enduring dilemma: Why two parties? Why has this system remained largely intact while around the world democracies support multiparty systems? Should our two-party system continue as we enter the new millennium? This newly revised and updated edition of Two Parties-Or More? answers these questions by |
Contents
Historical | |
Politics Continuing ThirdParty and Independent Candidacies | |
A Less Than | |
The Public Demand for Alternatives | |
Political Parties in the TwentyFirst Century | |
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Two Parties-or More?: The American Party System John F. Bibby,Louis Sandy Maisel Limited preview - 2003 |
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