The Two-Party System In The United States

A party system is a concept in comparative political science concerning the system of government by political parties in a democratic country. Political parties have basic similarities; they control the government, have a stable base of mass popular support, and create internal mechanisms for controlling funding, information and nominations. The United States is a two-party system. This is where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. One of the two parties holds a majority in the legislature and usually referred to as the majority party white the other is the minority party. There have been some instances however where third party candidates have won an election. For example, under the Second Party System, after
This was between John Quincy Adams for the Republicans and Andrew Jackson for the Democratic Party. None of the candidates got a majority vote which led this to be the only election in since the passing of the Twelfth Amendment to United States Constitution to have been decided by the House of Representatives. Adams was elected president on February 9, 1825. After losing, Jackson creates the Democratic Party which leads Adams to stand in opposition to the idea leading to the creation of a new coalition. Developments from this are the spoil system, National Party Conventions and creation of the Whigs party whom elected popular military heroes in the campaign of 1840. The Whigs party established that winning comes first and principles come second. A third party of entrepreneurial politics came about with the rise of the Republican Party. Their coalition was built on an anti-slavery platform and pro-tariff/pro-railway. This was also the start of the Progressive Era in which the use of the Australian ballot began to become popular. This is when candidates are written separately and the voter votes separately. Literacy tests and registration became in affect and because of this voter turnout