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A two-party system is the outcome of America's founding political structures and modern obstacles to 3rd parties

By: NickAdams, on 18 Jan 2016

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18 Jan 2016 A two-party system is the outcome of America's founding political structures 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Modern obstacles are opposing the growth of third parties 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 A two-party system is the outcome of America's founding political structures 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 U.S. electoral system is winner-take-all: a fraction of the votes will not translate to an equal fraction of power, discouraging 3rd parties 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Only one third party has gained the presidency in American history, after which it became one of the two-party system: Republican Party 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 In other systems, fractions of votes lead to fractions of representation, thus increasing the rewards for third parties 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Both Congressional and Presidential elections are winner-take-all 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 The German political system has party-proportional voting and has many parties, a likely outcome of that system 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Congressional districts are often single-member districts, meaning only one candidate with a plurality will be elected 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Presidential elections are through the Electoral College, which has only a single winner 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Modern obstacles are opposing the growth of third parties 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 Third parties receive fewer federal subsidies for the presidential election and are forced to raise more of their own money 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 "Public Funding of Presidential Elections." Federal Election Committee Website. 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 The Commission on Presidential Debates has standards that are not feasible for third-party candidates to meet 07 Dec 2018
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18 Jan 2016 "Third Party Candidates' Mission Impossible." BU Today. 07 Dec 2018
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