American Political Parties and the Presidential Election
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U.S. Politics, Political Party, Election CampaignAbstract
This article explains that although the strong two-party system was not originally-designed in the U.S. constitution, there are two elements that contribute to the dual party system in American politics, which are federalism and dynamics of American polical development. The federalism which places the authority to the state governments to rightly determine rules and regulations regarding the ballot and the election of electoral college allows only two big parties to participate in politics at the federal level, while the historical development of American politics requires politicians to draw the policy support and to raise fund for political campaigning at the national level. These factors contribute and maintain strong two-party system in American politics.
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