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000318367 1001_ $$aBibby, John F.
000318367 24510 $$aTwo parties-or more? :$$bthe American party system /$$cJohn F. Bibby, L. Sandy Maisel.
000318367 250__ $$a2nd ed.
000318367 260__ $$aBoulder, Colo. :$$bWestview Press,$$c2003.
000318367 300__ $$axv, 152 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c23 cm.
000318367 440_0 $$aDilemmas in American politics
000318367 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-145) and index.
000318367 5050_ $$a1. Third parties in American politics -- Varieties and definitions of third parties -- Subpresidential politics -- The dilemma of the two-party system -- 2. Minor parties in a two-party system : historical perspectives -- The emergence of a party system -- The pre-Civil War era : two-party competition, minor party eruptions -- The post-Civil War era : Republican ascendancy, sectionalism, transient third parties -- The 1896 election : electoral realignment, Republican resurgence -- Progressivism and the emergence of the New Deal Democratic coalition -- The ascendancy of the New Deal Democratic coalition -- The post-New Deal system : divided government, candidate-centered politics, continuing third-party and independent candidacies -- Elections 2000 : Reform party disintegration and Green party emergence -- Minor parties in state politics -- Lessons from party history -- 3. Third parties in the American context : a less than friendly environment -- Why two major parties and not a multiparty system? -- Institutional barriers to multiparty politics -- Assessing public support for the Republicans and Democrats -- Fear of "wasting" one's vote : strategic voting in recent presidential elections -- Multiparty systems at the state level : the overwhelming tides of national politics -- An environment hostile to third parties -- 4. The public demand for alternatives -- Discontent at the ballot box with two-party alternatives -- Public opinion on the performance of our two-party political system -- Politicians' responses to public discontent -- Causes of the dissatisfaction -- Consequences of "alternative" governments -- 5. Political parties in the twenty-first century -- The future of two-party politics in America -- A defense of two-party politics in America -- Reforming the two-party system -- Discussion questions -- Glossary.
000318367 650_0 $$aPolitical parties$$zUnited States$$xHistory.
000318367 650_0 $$aThird parties (United States politics)$$xHistory.
000318367 7001_ $$aMaisel, Louis Sandy,$$d1945-
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