Political PartiesPolitical Parties

Chapter 16Chapter 16

Development of PartiesDevelopment of Parties

Section ISection I

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Parties & Party SystemsParties & Party Systems

Political Party – Group of people Political Party – Group of people with broad common interestswith broad common interests

Parties organize to:Parties organize to: Win electionsWin elections Control governmentControl government Influence government policiesInfluence government policies

One Party SystemsOne Party Systems In one party systems, In one party systems,

the party is the the party is the governmentgovernment

Party leaders set Party leaders set government policygovernment policy

Differences arise only Differences arise only within the one party within the one party because the government because the government does not allow for does not allow for political oppositionpolitical opposition

Usually authoritarian Usually authoritarian governmentsgovernments Power through forcePower through force

Theocracy

Multi Party SystemsMulti Party Systems Most common political Most common political

systemsystem Voters have a wide Voters have a wide

range of choices range of choices during electionsduring elections

Parties must combine Parties must combine and form coalitions in and form coalitions in order to governorder to govern

Coalitions may break Coalitions may break down when disputes down when disputes arisearise These nations are often These nations are often

politically unstablepolitically unstable

Two Party SystemsTwo Party Systems

The United StatesThe United States RepublicanRepublican DemocraticDemocratic

About a dozen nations worldwide About a dozen nations worldwide have two-party systemshave two-party systems

Both parties compete for powerBoth parties compete for power Minor parties still existMinor parties still exist

Can you name any?Can you name any?

Minor PartiesMinor Parties Often called “third parties”Often called “third parties”

Anti-MasonAnti-Mason LibertyLiberty Free SoilFree Soil Know-NothingsKnow-Nothings Constitutional UnionConstitutional Union Southern DemocratsSouthern Democrats ProhibitionProhibition Liberal RepublicanLiberal Republican GreenbackGreenback Socialist LaborSocialist Labor PopulistPopulist National DemocratNational Democrat SocialistSocialist Bull Moose ProgressiveBull Moose Progressive La Follette ProgressiveLa Follette Progressive CommunistCommunist UnionUnion Socialist WorkersSocialist Workers States’ Rights DemocraticStates’ Rights Democratic Henry Wallace ProgressiveHenry Wallace Progressive Workers WorldWorkers World George Wallace American IndependentGeorge Wallace American Independent LibertarianLibertarian People’sPeople’s U.S. LaborU.S. Labor Citizen’sCitizen’s National UnityNational Unity New AllianceNew Alliance ReformReform Natural LawNatural Law ConstitutionConstitution GreenGreen Tea PartyTea Party

Impact & Obstacles of Third Impact & Obstacles of Third PartiesParties

ImpactImpact ObstaclesObstacles

Sway Presidential Sway Presidential ElectionsElections

Difficulty getting on Difficulty getting on the ballot in all statesthe ballot in all states

Promote unpopular Promote unpopular ideasideas

Single member Single member districtsdistricts

Reform in 1992Reform in 1992 Financial difficultiesFinancial difficulties

Minimum WageMinimum Wage Mostly regional Mostly regional partiesparties

EmancipationEmancipation