The wider issues that concern FPTP are the long term voting trends that have allowed for the emergence and support of third parties. In spite of the FPTP system, the rising support for third parties is a growing trend as highlighted by the growing support for UKIP. ... The consequences of this will be more hung parliaments, as the seats held by the two main parties will shrink and the growth of support f third parties will increase. ... FPTP works well with two competing parties, discouraging people to vote for third parties, however FPTP is no longer discouraging voters from supporting third ...

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The foundation of the Australian party systems has been heavily reliant on class demographics. The Labor party was originally formed by trade unions in the 1890's with an agenda of protecting wage-earners who were considered to be members of the 'working class', whereas the Liberal party which replaced the United Australian Party in 1944 attracted 'forgotten' members of the 'middle classes' (Brett, 1992). ... This lends to the notion that we may be living in a time of party 'convergence'. ... The concept of Party identification general...

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These victories were not very surprising because they all belonged to a major political party and the public was already fond of them. ... He has no party lines to follow and can do what is best for the state, not just himself. ... He, along with 70% (8) of Minnesotans, does not fit into either of the two controlling political parties. ... The two-party system represents only 30% of the population. Third party candidates need to receive better financial support to be able to introduce a better democracy into the system. ...

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These prosperous contributors have become power brokers, like the party bosses of old. ... "In 1995, tobacco interests gave $2.3 million to the Republican Party" (Jezer 1). ... In a time of economic setbacks, political scandals, and other developments, the majority of Americans lost trust in the two-party system and started supporting third parties. Thus, third parties have become more prominent over the years. "These parties have played an important role in bringing new, grass-roots issues to the forefront of national debate" (Patterson 228). ...

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If the people choose to elect the same party over and over again, then so be it. ... Germany has been called a party democracy because the national government is so heavily influenced and shaped by the parties. ... Having a multiple party system is optimal in a democracy, but a predominant party system certainly can work. But, their needs to be other parties to choose from. Obviously, if one party dominates the electorate, the strength of the second or third parties will not be as strong. ...

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Political participation could be anything from voting to actually joining a political party. ... "55 percent of Americans have access to the Internet, with over a third "wired" Americans going on-line five or more hours a week. ... Partisanship is the voter identification for a specific political party, such as the Democratic or Republican parties. ... The people feel like the party outline of the Democrats and Republicans are similar. Also, it is rare that a third party would win in a major election. ...

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Political participation could be anything from voting to actually joining a political party. ... "55 percent of Americans have access to the Internet, with over a third "wired" Americans going on-line five or more hours a week. ... Partisanship is the voter identification for a specific political party, such as the Democratic or Republican parties. ... The people feel like the party outline of the Democrats and Republicans are similar. Also, it is rare that a third party would win in a major election. ...

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"It is the second most widely used voting system in the world, after Party List-PR. ... Some parties are bound to do better in one party system than the other: first past the post tends to benefit larger parties and PR smaller ones[ CITATION And08 l 2057 ]". ... In the US there are the two main parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party however the Independent political party is excluded because people voting will tend to vote for the bigger more known parties than the small parties. This is a major issue and if there was a PR system people would be able to give the inde...

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And in the third rule there is an obvious emphasis that the right to elect and be elected, to participate in the all-nation referendum does not extend to the citizens judged incapable by a court as well as those held in places of confinement on a court's sentence. ... This rate is very low, considering the fact that young people in the age range of 16-29 constitute more than one-third of all the adult Kazakhstan population. ... That's why there are such phenomena as rejection of division of society along party lines, the worship of power, based on the principle of respect of elders, ...

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Then prior to its promulgation by the signature of parliament, either the president or one-third of the members of parliament must vote for a referendum (www.rec.org). ... The leading role of the Communist Party was taking away the right of social and political initiative. ... The turning point in Latvia came in 1988 with the founding of the Popular Front as a coalition movement between independent groups and party reformists. ...

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It is a group of "electors" who are nominated or appointed by each party within each state. ... In order to ratify an amendment, it is essential that it be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. ...

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Palm Beach, an area with a high percentage of Jewish retired people who would be certain Democrat voters, but the results displayed a large amount of people voting for the Reform Party candidate, Pat Buchanan. ... The third debate held for many the defining moment of the election. ... Bush campaigned as a "compassionate conservative" to try and win some votes from "floating voters", those who weren't attached to a particular party and would vote either way. ...

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