The Benefits Of The Two-Party System

Another reason for the insignificance of third parties and the reason for the two party system is the first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. Unfortunately for third parties, the two main parties always tend to come out with the majority even if they don’t win the popular vote. An example of the unfairness of this voting system is in 2008 the independent party of America managed to get 1 in every 5 votes but still didn’t manage to gain seats. Having said that, FPTP in theory allows for a strong stable government with a hefty majority providing they dominate congress and the legislature.

In 1792, the world’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party, was founded. During the presidency of President Andrew Jackson in 1830, the party adopted its name as the Democratic Party as it is known now. Prior to the renaming of the party, it was known as the Democratic-Republican Party founded by James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson in opposition of the Federalist Party. The Democratic Party’s purposed served to supported states’ rights and the strict interpretation of the Constitution (Mayne, 1). Correspondingly, providing financial support to family based agriculture was one of their main priorities (Mayne, 1). The Federalist Party, their opposition, consisted of wealthy elites that strived, and fought for one strong all ruling national government, rather than state governments. As the United States had just recently become independent, the Democratic-Republican Party was determined to prevent the United States from becoming a monarchy. Over the next century, the Democratic-Republican party began to split due to the lack of agreement on major ideas which led to the current two-party system. However, some ideologies remain the same such as moral stance, and socioeconomic status. Other ideologies like economic view and stance on government power have caused this split between the Democratic and Republican parties (Mayne, 22). It is imperative to remember that even though these two parties are completely different, they originated from the same party with one main goal; “To create a government that is run for and by its people” (Mayne, 23). I have still not developed a political identity, but over the past three years of my residence in the United States, I am more in favor of the Democratic Party and what they stand for.

A two party system is strong and influential although it allows lesser parties to exist and have an influence. As a result a majority party will form the government and the minority party will form the opposition, and coalitions of the lesser parties are possible. These systems can also be multi-party systems. The Two-party sytem has advantages and disadvantages they consist of: Advantages,: It can lead to political stability which leads, in turn, to economic growth, two-party systems have been seen as preferable to multi-party systems because they are simple to govern, while multi-party systems can sometimes lead to parliament. The disadvantages: Two-party systems have been criticized extreme views, and putting a second opinion on debate within a nation, two-party systems for fail to provide enough options since only two choices are permitted on the ballot, the problem with having only two parties is that the nation loses "the ability for things to bubble up from the body politic and give voice to things that aren’t being voiced by the major parties." Multi-party governments permit wider and more diverse viewpoints in government, and encourage dominant parties to make deals with weaker parties to form winning coalitions. I think having a two-party system is ideal because neither major party is strong enough to win without bringing up specific topics that they believe in or their ideology of their party. The way the Republicans and Democrats present

George Washington advised against a two-party political system. He thought it would separate the nation. He was the President without a party. ‘This was a stunning new phenomenon that shocked most of the older leaders of the Revolutionary Era. Even Madison, who was one of the earliest to see the value of political parties, believed that they would only serve as temporary coalitions for specific controversial elections.” (“Two Parties Emerge”, 2015) It was good due to importance sovereignty, democracy, and to the American Revolution.

When weighing the advantages and disadvantages of political parties there is no true way to tell whether the benefits exceed the disadvantages or if it is the other way around. Every citizen will have his/her own opinion on the subject. However, with every beneficial aspect of political parties there is almost always a contradicting disadvantage as well. While some people may argue that political parties are an asset to our country, others may argue that they are harmful

We have Republicans and we have Democrats, and we have thousands of interest groups that tend to side with one of the two parties. Without these political parties, for example if we had stayed with what the Founders wanted, we would most likely have some sort of anarchy where nothing ever got done. Like what was said in the article How American Politics Went Insane by Jonathan Rauch “If the Constitution were all we had, politicians would be incapable of getting organized to accomplish even routine tasks. Every day, for every bill or compromise, they would have to start from scratch, rounding up hundreds of individual politicians and answering to thousands of squabbling constituencies and millions of voters. By itself, the Constitution is a recipe for chaos.” It is hard to imagine a country now without political parties, but we can hypothesize about what the effects might be. Political parties serve a few purposes in our country: they select candidates, they educate the masses who will be voting for those candidates, they help to construct policies that citizens care about, and they assist in the checks and balances of the party that holds power. The United States has approximately 319 million citizens, it would obviously be impossible to satisfy the wishes and needs of every single person, and with that large of a population, political parties to me seem like the best way to adjudicate for everyone. The Founders did believe in checks and balances, which are essential in a government like ours today. Currently, we have a President and party that is Republican and they do and say many things I disagree with, but because of our party system, I know that there are people in our government who are on my side and will stop them before it gets out of

In opposition to most states, Texas is one of a handful to do partisan elections to vote for judges. Contrasting viewpoints try to decide on whether the voting system should be partisan or nonpartisan bringing much debate in the election of the judicial candidates. Some argue the system should change because of possible bias both by the electorate and of the judge, others contend it is necessary to know what party the judges affiliate with in order to know what way they lean may lean in their final judgement. Many arguments bring to light the benefits and drawbacks of each system, critiquing the justness, dependability, and impartiality.

There are three types of political system in the world. They are the one party, two parties and multi-party. America has a two party system. The two party systems are still in existence because of historical circumstance, stability; the winner takes all principle and preservation of the two-monopoly system and due to the informal institutional supports. A two party system is a system that involves two major political parties and these two parties including a majority and a minority party that dominate within a government.

John Adams, one of the founding fathers, wrote that “There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution” (“Quote by John Adams”). The Two-Party system has been around since the start of America. The Two-Party system is a system that has two parties that the government, or America in this case, has that lead the government or America. At the current time, the two parties are the Republican and Democrat parties. It was created with the idea that everyone can be represented within either of the parties. Even though it does create some representation of the people, the two-party system does not create an equal policy in society because it does not allow people to get far if they are not within either of the two parties, does not allow the idea of having more than two parties, and because it doesn't represent everyone.

The two-party system is said to promote governmental stability because a single party can win a majority of political offices and, with less bickering between differing and partisan legislators, govern more efficiently. In a multiparty country, on the other hand, the formation of a government depends on the maintenance of a coalition of parties with enough total strength to form a political majority. The weakness of the ties that bind the coalition may threaten the continuance of a cabinet in power. The stability shown by the government of the United States has not been entirely due to its party system, it has been argued, but has been promoted also by the fixed tenure and strong constitutional position of the president, as well as checks and balances built into the constitution to prevent one branch of federal government from becoming too powerful.

The Constitution has nothing to say about political parties. Nowhere does it define political parties or explicitly specify that there should be two dominant parties. Nevertheless, America has had a strong two party system for last 150 years, a degree of party stability and endurance that can be found in no other nation (Landy and Milkis, 451). This system of two dominant parties has both its advantages and its drawbacks, the same as any system will. The two strong parties simplify and stabilize American politics from both the citizens’ and the politicians’ point of view and allow for government to be unified across the separation of powers built into the Constitution

During the 1820s to 1840s the United States were still in confusion of what type of government should the nation have. Many believed in the one party system but, other believed that two parties would benefit the U.S better. The idea of a two party system was caused after the election in 1824. John Quincy Adams was voted into presidency, with him and Henry Clay part of the National Republican Party and then later called the Whig Party. Though, Andrew Jackson became part of the Democratic Party which caused tension between the men. With the divide in the government it also caused segregation between the people which will cause economic issues.

America’s two party systems have only two major parties, which include the Republicans and the Democrats. Theses two parties share the political power in the United States. A two-party system style of elections in the United States makes us less democratic because a percentage of individuals will always feel demoted. This also leaves us with a lack of choice because both of the parties tend be somewhat similar which maximums the voters preference. Most Americans look favorably on the two party systems only because it’s dominated the United States from the beginning. Based off the video on the United States parties it explained the rise of the Federalist Party by Hamilton and how he wanted a strong central government for the United States.

A two-party system has two major parties that control the government whether you’re republican or democratic, they promote the public good. For example, the public goods are being used every day even we don’t notice, like when we meet up with friends and family at a coffee shop, we are receiving the benefit of air conditioning that we often don’t pay for. In other words, public goods are products or “a helping hand” we all use by the government. The two-party system in which two major political parties influence voting in nearly all elections at every degree of government, resulting most elected offices are associates of one of the two major parties. A major reason for the two-party system is the electoral system, which is appertaining to a

Even though some may find it limiting, the two-party system does allow for a wide spectrum of people to participate in the presidential election process. This is because most people do fit under the umbrella of either the Democrat or Republican Party. Even if they don’t fit under these two parties and belong to a third party, they’re still able to vote in open primaries and then the general election. People who even do not belong to any party are not left out and can still vote for whichever candidate they think is best and do not have to be affiliated with that candidate’s party to do so. The two-party system allows many people to participate in the presidential election process because even though it’s a two-party system, it still has other smaller third parties that people can belong to.