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THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICAN: The Democrats and the Republican In the late 1700s, the U.S was essentially trying to discover its own political stability. Turmoil, disorder and bitter argument were the norms of the day, and it would be assumed that different political values would appear from such turbulence. The existing values were of the well-built central government and the ideals eventually formed early parties that established a precedent that carries on even today, and this was contributed by many things such as the reemergence of a two-party system between 1820 to 1840. There were numerous factors that may have contributed to this reemergence of the two-party system from 1820 through 1840.

State right issues and radical political personalities were the key aspects that brought this system. Political personalities were vital in the laying down of foundational beliefs between the two separate parties. Further, aspect of states rights made the division in the two parties wide. This period of 1820 to 1840 may be the time that America separated, and it may be the time that each American started to choose his or her side. Chiefly, this emergence of the two-party system came from political views that were strongly opposed, but also emerged out of struggle for power and experience. The main motive for the development of the two-party system in the U. S., or political parties for that matter, may be the difference in beliefs on how the operations of the government should be carried out. This political ideology divergence has never been entirely settled as witnessed in political parties today; the Republicans and Democrats and may be the central philosophical point of contention between these two parties. A further argument for the advent of the two parties may possibly find its roots in the American Revolution. The point of America becoming sovereign was that many early Americans had worries and fear of a government designed, becoming too

THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICAN: strong. Inevitably, the Democratic and the Republican parties were formed with ideas of less control; hence, they needed a smaller government. The major contributors to the two-party system were majorly the political personalities.

By means of their influence in the government and on the people, countless men were capable of assisting in bringing about the two parties that are different and to have influence in the views of both parties. States rights may have been another considerable concern that assisted in establishing the two-party system. Disputes and conflicts over the rights of the various states eventually brought ascend of political parties by the creation of a division in states views and the states people. What political parties stand for and what they offer the U.S. Although frequently abused by the public and politicians alike, however, political parties do perform functions that are vital in every system of politics, and in countries that have democratic traditions, they may be an indisputably necessity in the democratic process. In the U. S. context, the democratic and republican parties perform no less than five functions that are crucial. In the aggregation of society demands, social groups with interest that may be particular to defend or promote may need various means whereby most of their demands may be articulated and aggregated in government. Conventionally, political parties perform this function; hence, the association of party by means of particular regions, religions and social groups. In the U.S., parties may have acquired such associations, even though; they may be to a lesser extent than many other counties (Frank, 1964). Therefore, the Democrats became the Southern interests party quite early in history; in addition, at some point the Democrats by the 1930s became the Northern industrial workers party. On the other hand, the Republican was initially the North anti-slavery party; however, it eventually became the party of national unity and

THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICAN: afterwards became the party that was most interested in defending corporate power and free enterprise; this identification still remains even today. Benefits of the two-party system

The two-party systems has been suggested by some historians to reassure political parties and promote centrism in finding common positions that appeal to the electorates wide belts. This may in turn lead to political stability, and consequently leading to economic growth. It may be difficult to overestimate the economic benefits in the long term of the political stability. Disadvantages of the two-party system The argument of the winner-take-all mechanism may discourage third-party or independent candidates from declaring their views or running for office. According to a former campaign manager of Ross Perot the ability for things to bubble up from the body politic and give voice to things that are not being voiced by the main parties (Lee, 2011). The problem of having only two parties may be that the nation loses, since multi-party governments permit diverse and wider viewpoints in the government; hence, reassuring dominant parties to formulate their deals with the weaker parties so as to form coalitions that win. Why it may be difficult for third parties to gain a large percentage of the vote The U.S. makes use of a winner-take-all system of election and every state or district run the election this way. Thus, in the U.S., mostly two parties dominate the parties the Republican and Democrat where have held steady for many years (Byron, 1995). I honestly do not admire either party; many politicians may have gone astray from reality and in essence these parties may be fronts for individuals and companies that donate to them the most money. Although, it may be possible to find an ethical politician that may not constantly worry them about getting re-elected. The two main parties receive all of the money from particular interest

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groups, since they have additional clout than the parties that may be less popular. The power of the two parties is then increased by the money and other parties remain weak. Most of the time, the money makes parties stronger, and the media may be only focused on candidates from the two parties, except if something happens, to have either a third party unexpectedly proves to be strong or another reputable story comes up. The U.S. citizens have their political party treated like some sort of religion, they follow them blindly, and rarely question have their politicians actions. They vote on the partys line, no matter the reason. Many citizens may never want to cast a vote for candidates from third parties since they feel it may be wasting their vote, consequently, voting for either a republican or a democrat. The little parties require publicity and money, and it would require a lot to have this system changed. Third parties, other than the two dominant parties may not maintain a strong influence by winning elections or by gaining legislatures control. Third parties, may be built around a meticulous interest group or political; hence, the do not alter the American politics and may never gain a large percentage of the vote, however, they spoil by taking votes from the two main parties.

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