In the history of the United States, how many differnt political parties have there been?
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yes the two main are Democratic Party (DNC) and Republican Party (RNC) Then the third parties  37 total. then the other parties..16!  But this is not the list of ones in history!
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No, the belief systems are too different. New parties might emerge, but I don't think we will have a unified America when it comes to political beliefs.
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http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm\n\nTry this site, it has links to the official sites of all the parties you are talking about. Hopefully you can find information there.
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America has a Two Party System mostly due to the issues that arose during the process of ratifing the Constitution. The country was split with one group, the Federalist, supporting the Constitution, and the other, the Antifederalist, fearing that the Constitution gave the National government too much power. \n\nAfter the ratification of the Constitution, there were still two conflicting major views of where the power should lie. One side said that the National government should have most of the power, and the otherside said the Local governments. These divisions were more or less the same as the divisions between the Federalists and the Antifederalist.\n\nHowever, two strong personalities began to gather followers. Alexander Hamilton of the Federalist; Thomas Jefferson of the Antifederalist. Thus the political theories of that time were called Hamiltonianism and Jeffersonianism. \n\nThere were other political theories floating around as well, but because of the power that Hamilton and Jefferson held, their groups became dominant. In fact, the two groups become so dominate that it was nearly impossible to get elected if a politician did not have the support of one of the groups. \n\nSince then, the major parties have just held so much power and name recognition that it still remains nearly impossible to gain the money and support to win an election without them.\n\nThat's the major reason we have a Two-Party System. There are a few others. For example, the Electorial College. In order to become President, a candidate must win 270 electorate votes. With only two parties, someone will always recieve the 270 votes. However, if there was a powerful third party that could steal electorial votes from both parties, then it would be possible for no candidate to recieve the 270 votes needed.\n\nAt which point, the House of Representatives picks the President for us.
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Independent\n\nNeither party represents Americans anymore!
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There are a total of 50 states.  There are the 48 continental states and Alaska and Hawaii.  The United States also has six territories and the District of Columbia.
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i cant give you names of specific people, but here are some parties, green, socialist, liberal, conservative, right to life, reform, libertarian, marijuana reform.
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America is not the one in charge of the two party system.
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Your public library is a great resource and often overlooked in deference to the internet. Try your local senator/representative's offices. I'm sure that they will be more than happy to help you, whether online or in person (depending on where you live. Remember - every vote counts)! Democrats.com, Republicans.com - look around the net for similar pages. Read up on the history of both parties and of the other parties in the usa - read the History of the parties in England from which the parties in America are descended. Learn how the parties have changed, over the years. Make certain that you join the party of TODAY - not only the ideals of yesterday, but the realities of today mixed with the hopes for tomorrow.
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Your question is quite vague, not really sure how to answer it.  If you are curious about the role of parties in government and why they exist I suggest that you consider the works of James Madison.  The Federalist papers would be the best place to start, with #10 speaking directly to the issue of factions.  Hope that this helped.
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This sounds like a fun project!  This might help a little, it has a list of all the past presidents and their parties\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194030.html\nGood luck!
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Good question. Anerican politics can be very complicated.\n\nGenerally, the Republican Party can be seen as the equivalent to the "Tories", the Democratic Party can be seen as the equivalent to Labour, although the American spectrum is a little bit more to the right. From what I've heard about the modern Liberal party, they are probably equivalent to Libertarians- although it's hard to peg your Liberal party down on the political spectrum.\n\nBut until the 1960's, it wasn't that cut and dry. The Democrats had many Conservatives in the south and elsewhere. And the Republicans had many liberals/moderates in the Northeast. The Republicans, after all, were the ones who freed the slaves during the Civil War. The Democrats, as a matter of fact, encouraged the formation of the KKK as a means of intimidating republicans(most of the Republicans in the south after the civil war were black ).\n\nBut even with those contradictions, the Democrats have almost always been perceived as more of "the people's party" and the Republicans have been more of a "Pro-Business" party.\n\nAs I said, the 60's and the Nixon "Southern Strategy" sort of caused a realignment. Conservatives moved to the GOP(Republican party) and liberals moved to the Democrats- although the seeds of this were already in each party, and there had been a slow drift both ways throughout the 20th century.
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There is a chance for a third party to become viable history has shown it.  Don't forget that the Republican party was a third party; the other two parties were Democratic Party and the Whigs.  \n\nUnfortunately, the current political structure and popular culture make it nearly impossible for this to happen.  One states regulate elections and political parties.  Secondly, most people who are part of third parties for my opinion has shown that they do not have a full understanding the nuances in the political process.  Lastly, people like to see things  in a bipolar fashion.
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"A party system is a concept in political science concerning the system of government in a state where political parties exist.\n\nThe party system of a state determines how many political parties in a state have a realistic chance of becoming the government, usually through winning elections. Party systems are usually created by a variety of factors, such as the type of electoral system used in a state. For example, the use of First Past the Post in elections to a state's primary legislative assembly (for example general elections) usually results in a two-party system (this theory is called Duverger's law).\n\nA two-party system is a form of party system where only two major political parties exists with a realistic chance of winning an election. Usually this means that the candidates of the two parties that get the most votes hold all, or nearly all, elected offices. Coalition governments occur only rarely in two-party systems, though each party may internally look like a coalition.\n\nTwo-party systems have historically occurred commonly in the so-called Anglosphere nations such as the United Kingdom and former British colonies like Jamaica, New Zealand and the United States. While Americans and Britons often see the two-party system as natural, based on their long experiences with it, it in fact comes about as a product of particular rules and conventions (especially those involving first-past-the-post voting). The two parties that dominate at any particular time thus have an incentive to keep the existing rules in operation, so as to prevent electoral erosion to the benefit of smaller parties."\n\nAnother viewpoint comes from Debbie O'Hara:\n\n"America's political system as set up by our Founding Fathers had no political parties or factions. It wasn't that they didn't know about political parties, but that they were unwelcome. When looking at the factions of Europe, our Founders didn't like what they saw - political intrigue, conspiracy, and hostile divisions. They were afraid that such a system would rip apart the Union. They hoped that in free elections it would be natural for the best men to rise to the top and be elected to office. That is why before the rise of political parties (which made necessary the Twelfth Amendment), the man with the most votes was president and the man with the second most was vice-president. While in a fallen world it might be a bit unrealistic to expect that factions would not appear among diverse peoples, what rule tells us that we must work within a two-party system rather than voting for the best individuals? We have been propagandized into believing that there are only two viable parties because it is much easier for the enemies of a free America to exercise control within a two-party system than to deal with individuals."
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There is indeed more than just republican and democrat. Although there isnt a "christian" political party there are parties that are highly based off of christian beleifs... youll just have to look for them.
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In the later 1700's, there were two separate ideologies and the 2 separate groups formed political parties. As Parties, it was easier to identify where candidates stood on issues. And of course, as a group, they coud band together for strength.Those parties have changed lots over the years-the Federalists don't exist anymore the idea that the executive branch's power shopuld be checked by the legislative branch continues in the Democratic party. Lots to learn about here-try doing some internet searches and read more about it. The search terms "political party" and "history" work nicely. \n\nBartering I believe is coming back. You see that category on Craigs List and I know people that trade services. And if you search online, you'll see a number of sites come up...
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To find out how the parties differ check out the worlds smallest political quiz.  To find out about the the other political parties check out the Libertarian Party and Green Party.  See the links.