The Labor Party Of Australia

In conclusion the introduction of a third major party in Australian politics could be seen as a process to offset the pathetic populist competition between our two major parties. This along with a review on voting structures and a refocusing of political agendas to again centre on party policies would diversify the variety of issues arising in the political arena and benefit national interests. From all political evidence I do agree that Australia’s two-party system is outdated as the continuation of populist politics threatens to overshadow essential policy making.

The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. I associate myself as a Democrat for the reason of their liberal views. The Democratic Party tends to be more liberal and support the views like same sex marriage, immigration, and social and economic equality. Many of the views the party stands for and beliefs tie to my beliefs. Some of the key priorities of the Democratic Party are the Economy, Poverty and Homelessness, Education, Healthcare Policy, Social Security and Medicare, Immigration, and Gun Policy.

The role of the minor parties within the Australian political system can be as their title suggests, quite minor. On the other hand, a minor party can influence the political proceedings of this country in more ways than one. Minor parties can highlight socio-economic problems that quite often fly under the radar of the larger political parties, or simply can broaden electoral debate. Often spawning from a social, or in the case of the Greens, an environmental movement, minor parties tend to only last through one election, due to a lack of support and relevance in the mainstream social fabric. The minor parties can become crucial players come election time, due to Australia’s law of Compulsory preferential voting. Jaensch (1983, p.21)

When you think of the “land down under” you don’t really think of the kind of government they have. I chose to write about the Australian government because I really don’t hear much about Australia. It currently has a pretty interesting story to tell when it comes to their government. I became a bit interested in Australian politics when I saw a political animated cartoon on the internet that depicted Kevin Rudd, the last Prime Minister, on a news television show and it was quite humorous. I am going to give a quick history lesson on Australia then go into how the government formed and came to be. Then I will talk about the Australian constitution, the Australian arms of government, their federal system, political parties and Australia’s

The National Republicans were a political party created after the Election of 1824. Although John Quincy Adams lost to Andrew Jackson in the Election of 1828 the party opposed to Jackson was the National Republican Party, or Anti-Jacksonians created and run by Henry Clay. It had a nationalistic outlook, and wanted to use national resources to build a strong economy. Its platform was a system of nationally financed internal improvements and a protective tariff, which would promote faster economic development. The National Republicans were significant in that they were the opposition party to the Democrats and Andrew Jackson, but also, with their strong economical policies and ideas, fostered the creation of the Market Economy.

Did you know that the current leader of the New Democratic Party used to be a Liberal? Thomas Mulcair became the leader of the New Democratic Party after the death of Jack Layton. The New Democratic Party (NDP) is one of the major federal political parties in Canada. The NDP was formed in 1961 as the result of the merger of two different parties. There are numerous reasons why the people of Canada should vote for the NDP. Citizens of Canada should vote for the New Democratic Party because if elected, they promise to improve the environmental situation, provide better health care for Canadians, and improve the economy in Canada.

A democratic government is a system of government within which power is vested in the people, who either rule directly or through freely elected representatives. In a democratic government, there are various features which are manifested by all three Australian, American and the British systems.

The cause of Labour Party Split was entirely from an internal conflict between key leaders of the Australian Labour Party. The Labour Party at the time were not chosen into government, but yet the Liberal Party was, who were being lead by Robert Menzies the Prime Minister of Australia at the time. The party split into two separate parties, one being the Australian Labour Party who was Anti-Communist and one being the Democratic Labour Party. The split of the Labor Party had long-term consequences on Australian politics. One of these key long-term consequences was that the Democratic Labour Party instructed their supporters to give their crucial votes to the Liberal Party therefore not allowing any chances for the Australian Labour Party to win the government seat. Santamaria who was the leader of the Democratic Labour Party proposed to keep the Labour Party from winning until they came to a conclusion and accepted his terms. In Arthur Calwell’s autobiography published in 1972 recounts his recollection of the Labour Party split in 1955. Calwell states “I have witnessed three disastrous splits in the Australian Labor Party during the past fifty-six years.” He then goes on to say that “the third in 1955 over alleged communist infiltration of the trade union movement. The last was the worst of the three, because the party has not yet healed the wounds that resulted from it.” This statement from Arthur Calwell shows us the ways in that Australian politics changed due to communism and to the extent in which the split had severely affected and impacted both parties, as they have not healed their wounds from the incident. It is through the Labor party split that we can assess the impact communism had on Australian politics from 1945 -

The Socialist Party of the United States, commonly referred to as the Socialist Party USA or the Socialist Party, is a democratic socialist party who has many issues they purpose answers to through their socialist lens. The party was founded in 1973 after its predecessor, the Socialist Party of America, dissolved into multiple socialist parties, most notably, the Social Democrats of the United States of America, and the Socialist Party of the United States. The party, along with its predecessor, has received varying degrees of support throughout its history. The Socialist Party has had to compete against the major two parties in elections, and while similarities can be drawn between it and

During the time of the Progressive Era, the Populist Party made tremendous gains in the political and social aspect of American society. Discontent with the economic and political way the country was structured, the Populists sought to reform the government using a system of initiative and referendum. As a form of direct democracy, initiative and referendum was a way to give the power back to the people by utilizing local and state governments. The first part of the reform was the initiative, which is usually a petition signed by a number of voters to bring about a public vote and opinion on a certain amendment, both state and constitutional. This initiative eventually sets the path for the referendum, which is when the proposed law is enacted.

It is important that a party has a well rounded campaign that addresses the needs and ideas of different groups because a country contains people with different ethnics, race and genders. These people are part of the whole population and should be acknowledged as well as receiving equal rights as other groups. By addressing different groups the political party and the citizens both benefit. The group will feel as though their needs are being met and feel secure under the hands of the party. On the other hand, the party will earn their respect and ultimately their votes. Political party such as Liberal Party of Canada has successfully met the standards of being well rounded, as their politics involve positive changes for different groups. Canada

The Libertarian Party was formed in Colorado Springs by a group that was led by

As you can see my platform from picture, my party politics is Liberal Democrat. 2 Generally young, well-educated and financially comfortable, the Next Generation Left have very liberal attitudes on many issues, including homosexuality, abortion, the environment and foreign policy (Suh).

The Democratic Party was formed in 1792. Its name was adopted in the 1830s during Jackson’s presidency. It is the “world’s oldest existing political party” (Democratic Party). The Northern and Southern Democrats had issues dealing with slavery, which caused them to split in 1860. According to the “Democratic Party”, the Southern Democrats wanted to protect “slavery in all the territories while many Northern Democrats resisted.” The party was also known as the "white man 's party" and demonized the Republican Party as being "Negro dominated," even though whites were in control” (Democratic Party).

Australia’s government design was taken from the British Westminster system after those who originally colonized Australia. A functional, western style democracy, there are a number of minor political parties operating in Australia but the country’s federal politics is an essential 2-party system at present, much like the United States (Our Country, 2015).