A group of citizens believe that neither of the two major parties reflects their political views. Consequently, they form a political party to nominate candidates for public office. These candidates promise that, if they are elected, they will pursue the group's policy preferences. The group's ideological orientation is left of center.

a) Describe the reason there are only two major political parties in the United States.

b) In the context of the scenario, explain the most likely outcome for the party's candidates in the general election.

c) In the context of the scenario, explain how the group’s presence in the general election will affect the Democratic Party’s success.

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A group of citizens believe that neither of the two major parties reflects their political views. Consequently, they form a political party to nominate candidates for public office. These candidates promise that, if they are elected, they will pursue the group's policy preferences. The group's ideological orientation is left of center.

a) Describe the reason there are only two major political parties in the United States.

b) In the context of the scenario, explain the most likely outcome for the party's candidates in the general election.

c) In the context of the scenario, explain how the group’s presence in the general election will affect the Democratic Party’s success.

foolghost14 · Answer

what do you think?

ambergoat7 · Answer

that dosent help me

foolghost14 · Answer

cross out is not the right one  to the question

mxddi3 · Answer

Ok so, A.) idk how to not give you a direct answer, so read the article provided. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/27/why-are-there-only-two-parties-in-american-politics/ B.) So this group is making what we call a Third Party. It is extremely difficult for third parties to win a majority of electoral votes. Based off this, do you think they have a good chance of winning in the election? The provided link should help give you more information. https://no.usembassy.gov/education-culture/about-the-usa/us-elections/role-political-parties/ C.) So, this group is left of center. This means they lean more liberal (democratic). If the third party gets votes from people who identify as democratic, it takes votes away from the main democratic party. You can use the link for part B and if you go to the "Third Parties and Independent Candidates" section, it gives you further detail. Hopefully this helped a little, if not, lmk what else you need.