Third Party Agendas are taken serious by the Democratic and Republican Parties and specific pieces of the Third Party Agendas are sometimes adopted by the two major parties. Third parties give discontented voters other alternatives. ... The Republican Party was originally a single issue third party. ... and neglects the third parties involved in the race. ... Perot was a successful Third Party Candidate, but obstacles that third parties face became real. ...

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Lack of Third Party Success There seems to be more new political parties with each passing election. ... There are many newly formed political third parties. ... This party created a lot of buzz about third party politics. ... Thus the third party in this election served in the role of spoiler for the Republican Party candidate. ... However, many people like the ideal of third parties. ...

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This is how the third party came of interest to the sheeple. The type of third party that will last the longest is the ideological third party. The Libertarian party is the biggest third party and probably the best one. ... Another type of third party is a splinter, which is more or less a break off from a major party. ... The third party usually will not win but they can cause a major party to lose. ...

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Question What is the impact of third parties? ... But where do third parties stand with in this predominantly two party government? ... The two major parties require less signatures relatively speaking, whereas the third party needs many more. ... In turn this allows for a broader acceptance by the third parties and their ideas. ... Third parties have been known to influence or sway the outcome of elections. ...

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The Path to Reform: Third Party Constraints and the Barriers to Third Party Success - A Critical Review I. ... The Co-Option of Third Party Agendas .20-22 X. ... Are the structural barriers for third party candidates created by the two-party political system removable? ... Rosenstone et al. divide the difficulties facing third parties into three categories: first, "barriers,"" such as constitutional and legal boundaries, second, "handicaps,"" such as few resources, and third, "major party strategies."" ... Riker said that Duverger's Law needs to be modified to exem...

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Since the last of the Whig party left office in 1852, the American political system has been primarily a two party system. ... His party nearly abandoned him for choosing the people over his party. ... However, in the early days of our country, third and fourth party candidates played important roles in politics. ... Many other lesser known or hardly known at all parties were the: Socialists, Unionists, Farmer-Laborists, Progressives, Communists, States' Rights, American Independents, Libertarians, New Alliance, Populists, Consumers, National Economic Recovery, Right to Li...

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The Libertarian Party is America's largest and most successful third party. ... The Libertarian party ran more than one thousand four hundred and thirty candidates for the 2000 elections, which was more than twice as many as all other third parties combined. ... This was the first time in eighty years that any third party has contested a majority of the seats in Congress. The Libertarian party has built a successful third party from the ground up. I don't believe I would ever consider being a member of this party because I would get frustrated with all of the barriers set o...

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Other parties that exist but, are not very familiar are the Whig Party, Libertarian Party, Socialist Worker Party, Communist Party of the United States of America, National Hamiltonian Party, National Prohibition Party, Peace and Freedom Party, and the Know-Nothing Party. ... Because of that, third parties and independent candidates have rarely had much competitive success at the national or even the state level. ... The party of Jackson is today's Democratic Party. ... Breckenridge was the Southern Democrats candidate, Douglas was the Northern Democrats candidate, Abraham Lincoln was t...

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Party Unity Candidate reliance on national party organizational support has been waning for a couple of decades now. ... The splintering of the party message into liberal, moderate, or conservative has essentially divided parties so much that there is almost more opposition within a party than there is with the rest of the party community. ... A majority of the citizens in this country easily overwhelm Republicans and third party members but can never seem to get the vote out or encourage much party loyalty which, besides the issue of Civil Rights, seems to have lost Democrats the Deep S...

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They realize that their chances of winning an election under an independent or third party label are small. ... Hence, the American system of government tends to work against third parties. ... A third factor impeding the success of third parties is that the two major parties have the ability to maintain electoral rules that discriminate against third parties and make it difficult for them to ever win an election. ... Additionally, the winner-take-all logic makes it tremendously hard for a third party candidate to get even one of the states" electoral votes for a presidential candidate. ...

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Most dictatorships allow only one political party "the party that controls the government. ... In nations that have two or more parties, each party selects candidates for the various public offices. ... The president has to deal with a House of Representatives whose total membership is elected every two years and with a Senate in which a third of the members face election every two years. ... In a democratic nation, the party or parties out of power have the duty of criticizing the policies of the party in power and offering alternative programs. ... In most two-party nations, the party o...

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In an effort to attain social reform, the Populist Party swayed the outcome of elections and platforms in the latter 19th century. ... Like any third party, the Populist Party brought about issues too often ignored, while posing as a deciding factor in the outcome of elections. ... They later merged into the Democratic party supporting bimetallism, yet there were still some of each side that began to feel that these "popocrats" were doing the worst for their individual party. In a yet hushed victory, the Populist Party had achieved a goal greater than the election platform openly display...

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The Populist Party The Populist Party in America in the latter part of the nineteenth century, was a major part of American history. It emerged as one of the major political parties. ... The Grange united the farmers, who started to take part in the political activities through different independent third parties. ... The northwestern alliance took a more revolutionary approach; they were thinking about starting a third political party. ... McKinley won, crushing the hopes of the Populist Party. ...

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It emerged as one of the major political parties. ... The Grange united the farmers, who started to take part in the political activities through different independent third parties. ... The northwestern alliance took a more revolutionary approach; they were thinking about starting a third political party. ... McKinley won, crushing the hopes of the Populist Party. ... The party also di! ...

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The Democratic Party The Democratic Party traditionally tends to be more liberal. ... The Republican Party The Republican Party, sometimes called the Grand Old Party, is seen as being generally more conservative. ... Because of these changes the party is now also known as New Labour (also called the "New Centre"" or the "Third Way"." ... The Liberal Democratic Party (also the Liberal Democrats, also informally the LibDems) is the third largest British political party. ... Political Parties in Lithuania Lithuania has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no party often has a c...

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Less Developed Nation: A country with a large rate of population growth, coupled with low national income, along with substantial unemployment and dependence on other countries for commodities Mixed Economy: An economy with characteristics of multiple types of other economies, where both public and private enterprises own pieces of each aspect Nationalization: To bring to a national level; to unify a country or to bring under the control of a nation, specifically industries or land Neoliberalism: "New liberalism ", a combination of liberal political views with an interest in economic growth...

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Parties in Europe, as well as some third parties in the U.S., like the Libertarian Party, exhibit a structure that can be labeled ideological. ... Each party has party organization at the precinct and county levels, where voters elect a precinct chair and county chair at their respective party primary election. ... Each party uses temporary party structure to hold its primary election and its conventions. ... It occasionally saw challenges from the Whig Party and the Know-Nothing Party in the nineteenth century. ... Prior to 2003, the Republican Party in Texas was a minor party. ...

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The Democratic Party The United States" Democratic Party is a strong political party and many people support their views. The Democratic Party has many basic beliefs. ... The third main belief is a Patient's Bill of Rights. ... All of the beliefs are essential to the Democratic Party. There are also many people who support the Democratic Party. ...

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This third political party originated in America in the later part of the 19th century. This party was derived from farmer's discontent and also an economic distress. ... Prohibition began along with socialism and the Greenback Labor Party. ... The Grange united the farmers, who started to participate in politics through different independent third parties. ... The northwestern alliance took a more radical approach; they were thinking about starting a third political party. ...

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Many Americans feel the answers to the problems in American politics are a third party. ... Many individuals have shown that they would consider voting for a third party candidate if the ideology was a better fit. ... The third largest political party in America is the Libertarian Party. ... Although it is clear that many Americans are willing to vote for candidates outside the two parties, many of the third parties do not have a clear platform different from the two parties. ... This is important because the Libertarian Party and third parties in general, do not have a clear platform to pr...

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The Green party focuses mainly on enviromental issues and branches off of a deep democratic party. ... For a young party the green party has developed an elaborate stance over the past thirty years. ... In 1990 California was the first state in America to have a green party canidate and then in 1992 the party's registration passed 110,000 members. Four years down the line in 1996, Ralph Nader unsuccessfully ran for president representing the greens and then made a second unsuccessful attempt finishing in third with Wionona Laduke running for vice president again in 2000. ... Gore...

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Over the years, America's two-party system has changed due to changes in electoral behavior and party dominance. ... Jackson's election in 1828 marked the second party system. ... The third party system came about during the American Civil War. ... Finally, the Great Depression marked the fifth party system. ... Successful with his policies, Roosevelt was able to thrust the Democratic Party into the controlling role in American's two-party system. ...

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The States" Rights Party branched from Harry Truman's domestic policy, which was the newly revealed Democratic Party. ... The States" Rights Party was also known as the Dixiecrat Party. ... Even though he received the highest percentage of votes for a third party since 1924, they weren't enough to win him the presidency. The States" Rights Party and the American Independent Party seem very much alike. ... In conclusion, I think both the States" Rights Party and the American Independent Party were wrong. ...

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However, on a few occasions, third party candidates have been able to make a significant impact on the presidential election process such as George Wallace in 1968 and H. ... Thus, third party movements lacked the capabilities to run an effective campaign against the major parties. ... These influences by an independent, third party candidate were demonstrated in both the 1968 and 1992 elections. ... Thus third-party politics had a major effect on the 1968 election. ... The ability of a third-party to affect the outcome of the election can be a very powerful and dangerous force. ...

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The Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party was founded in 1971 in Denver by a small group of Republicans and Democrats. ... These men and women established a new party based on the principle that the government that governs best is the government that governs least.1 The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in the U.S. with over 270 elected officials currently serving around the country. The primary difference between the Libertarian party and the two major parties is that the Libertarians ask how fast government will shrink while the others argue how fast the government ...

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