American Political Parties

In contemporary American politics, there are two major political parties that seem to dominate every election. These two political parties are known as the Democratic Party and the Republican party, from the textbook “We the People” written by authors Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Tolbert we understand that each political party has their own views, some similar and others completely different as well. These different parties were created to cater to the American people by giving them the option to choose a group that will benefit them the most or that they share more interest in. These political parties must do a lot of campaigning to ensure that one of their officials win the position of president after the quadrennial election of presidency is over. This process consist of a lot of different events, planning, and executing, a very significant exemplification of this, is the National convention. Towards the closure of the election, each party officially nominates one Primary candidate for office and at …show more content…
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