... and nominating the presidential candidate. This clearly shows that what can be seen in the USA can be defined as a two-party system. The reasons for this are numerous. Leaving out the historical foundations of the system which are, no doubt about it, important, the crucial elements influencing and maintaining such a division that I would like to elaborate on are: the commonality of views among Americans, the winner-take-all electoral system and the state and federal laws favoring the two-party system. Reasons: One of the determining factors in the perpetuation of the two-party system is the commonality of goals among Americans. The major split in American politics has been economic with Democrats wooing the working class, as opposed to Republicans favoring middle and upper class and commercial interests. Most Americans wish continuous prosperity, so the division revolves around how much government should intervene into economy. In addition, the USA managed largely ...

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