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The American two-party system

The United States has always had a two-party system, first in the
opposition between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists and then
in the competition between the Republicans and the Democrats. There
have been frequent third-party movements in the history of the
country, but they have always failed. Presidential elections seem to
have played an important role in the formation of this type of two-
party system. The mechanism of a national election in so large a
country has necessitated very large political organizations and, at the
same time, relatively simplified choices for the voter.

American parties are different from their counterparts in other

Western countries. They are not tied in the same way to the great
social and ideological movements that have so influenced the
development of political life in Europe during the last two centuries.
There have been socialist parties at various times in the history of the
United States, but they have never challenged the dominance of the
two major parties. It can be argued that the main reason for the failure
of socialist parties in America has been the high degree of upward
mobility permitted by a rich and continually expanding economy. The
consequence of this mobility has been that class consciousness has
never developed in the United States in a manner that would
encourage the formation of large socialist or communist parties.