what is the need of diferent partys in any country?if there is one party then then what is problem?
92256
In the United States, most people believe in the "marketplace of ideas". That is, that the more arguments and opinions we talk about the more likely we are to find the right answer.\n\nThe problem with only having one party is that you are less likely to get a diversity of opinions. Consequently, you're less likely to find the best solution to a given problem.\n\nOf course, it's possible to have a marketplace of ideas within one party...but the whole point of a "party" is to organize a bunch of people who beleive the whole thing.
929597
Both do. If you do not follow the party line you get no help for something you want for your home people. The Dem's follow the Dem leadership & the repubs follow theirs. We have no independent people in washington any more. I am old enough to remember Barry Goldwater. He use to say. " I dont care who came up with the idea, If it is good I will vote for it And to hell with the party" I wish we had more people like him now but both parties would make sure you never heard from them.
1097770
there a single policy party. no way . do they care about my pension, school, disabled, hospitals. tax. Ask these questions. if the answers you find are indeed the answers you want out of this country then go with what you want. My answer would be no.
594684
Yes it is.  That is why we need viable third parties, to suck the air out of those windbags in politics.  The game of one-upmanship has taken the place of doing what's best for the people of this country.
852396
I'd say it is time for a complete political party overhaul.  In reality, neither party is really concerned about those they supposedly represent.  Unless you are talking about those who are in their pockets of course.  Both of the two major parties platform is not what they can do, it is based on what the other side didn't or couldn't do.  Empty promises from all sides.
75404
Not that it matters because he can't ever run again but NO.  Frankly, I don't think we should stick with one guy or one party for too long.  It's a bad idea.  If we change things up, we make sure that in the long run, every thing balances out and we don't become a country ruled by only one ideology.  No one has time to grab enough control to make everyone else miserable for the rest of eternity! :)
830204
because we're stupid. i hate the idea of 2 major political parties. part of divide and conquer ideology.\nsad sad sad
905349
You cannot compare the party systems in our two countries. They are not defined the same way.
1024327
sorry 40yearold virgin, but there are parties in the European parliament, just as in any parliament, but these are much more varied than in national parliaments as there are representatives from all the countries. They are usually grouped together as right, left, centre, green etc so, for example, all the rightwing leaning party members form the various countries form a group to get their agenda through. There is no one dominant party, unlike in national parliaments. The EU is really run by a cabinet on ministers who make most of the decisions, the parliament has much less of a say.
210352
...as Solvek says...\nand their purpose is to question and force discussion about the policies of government. The opposition generates debate. The opposition parties have a very important role in seeking out faults in the governments proposals.
966531
oh wow!  There are 2 major parties in the United States. Democrats and Republicans. Some democrats, well usually most, no offence, can be liberals. Sometimes, they are liberals. Republicans are representated by an elephant. Go to the national republican or national democrat websites to learn about their history and facts. It is pretty interesting.
889293
In some ways that is a problem.  But in reality ti goes:\n\nI believe in _____________so I must be a ____________.\n\nParties form around a core of beliefs, their platform.  If the members of the party feel that the platform isn't right for them, they change parties.
801585
Actually, just about every Western democracy uses a party system... of course, many other countries have more than two parties (for example, Canada has ~4-5 major parties; the UK has ~3 major parties) but the political party system is actually stronger in those countries. My understanding is that in Israel, you don't even vote for a candidate for their parliament, you vote for a party, and a person is chosen based on party votes.\n\nPolitical parties are important because they provide a method of political organization.  They provide services to candidates, politicians, and voters about issues-- for example, the party helps to collect information about particular issues to inform politicians on decisions.  They provide a collective consciousness for action (imagine if each politician had to sort through EVERY ISSUE in minute detail... there simply isn't time) and they provide family, a sense of place, camraderie, a "team spirit" if you will.  Finally they provide "shortcuts" for voters, too.  Of course, in this country every candidate is different, in general, a voter understands most of the basic premises that that candidate stands for if he is a democrat, republican, green, libertarian, etc.\n\nSome argue that it is the decline of poltical parties inthis country that has led to the decline of American interest in politics and voting.\n\nTo your second question, sure, a person should evaluate each candidate based on personal views, but sometimes that's just not always possible -- sometimes there are just too many races to be completely informed about (especially smaller races such as state legislature). Further, there's something to be said for collective action for the reasons I articulated above, and a person who will help move forward a group agenda can be just as helpful as the particular views of a particular politician. (People vote for representatives for a lot of reasons, including their personality, their experience, the fact that they helped them with a difficult governmental agency problem, etc...)
391389
You should try a Parliamentary Democracy! Which is in pretty much the rest of the world.) Trying not to get into grave detail, A mutli-party system probably wouldn't work as well in America as it does in other countries. The main reason why is because in America we have relaxed party discipline, meaning that politicians in America can vote however they want to, they do not have to listen to the party. In a Parliamentary Democracy, if you vote against the party a lot, you are moved down lower in the overall party rank (which means they get less funding for reelection/many other consequences). The majority party has 50%+ of the seats in Parliament and pretty much all of the politicians vote on party lines getting legislation passed fairly fast and easy. If we the U.S. adopted your form of government, it would be hard for the government to agree on one issue and get it passed. Also, as history shows with America's current form of government, the party that controls the White House could be different than the party that controls one or both Houses of Congress. \n\nI don't understand the last part about single party governments, but as history shows they are not the most effienct way to govern.
692445
I lose faith in political parties all the time.  Politics (like any other human endeavor) is fraught with human frailty.  Anytime human nature is part of the formula, it can get messy.
962742
There are many more than two parties.  Some of the others have been elected and hold office locally and nationally.  The big two tie up most of the money and have the PR firms to groom their image, speech writers and campiagn managers to distract you from the issues.  The rest run on issues, which most people don't seem to understand.  Also Americans have an awful habit of wanting to vote for a winner instead of who they beleive would do the best job.  The two parties dominate because we are lazy voters.
255668
It is because they are trying to disrupt the function of the country.  If they were an active non violent political party that seek change from within the government, it would be more accepted byt the international community.