The party system in congress
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https://www.deadamerica.website https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/political-parties.html (https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/political-parties.html) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=lledandfileName=005/lled005.dbandrecNum=166 (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=lledandfileName=005/lled005.dbandrecNum=166) Political PartiesDixiecrat's, Know-Nothings, Free-Soil, Prohibition: These are but a few of the many political parties that have played a role in American presidential elections. The diverse conditions of historical eras, and differing ideologies of America's people, gave rise to various political parties, founded to advance specific ideals and the candidates who represented them. Today, America is a multi-party system. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the most powerful. Yet other parties, such as the Reform, Libertarian, Socialist, Natural Law, Constitution, and Green Parties can promote candidates in a presidential election. It is likely that political parties will continue to play a major role in presidential elections. Do you think our party system has strengthened or weakened our election process? Do you think the American people will seriously look outside the Republican and Democratic Parties to elect a president some day? What might cause this?
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