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Party History
Definition:
A political
party is a
political organization
that seeks to attain
political
power within a
government,
usually by participating in electoral campaigns. Parties often
espouse a certain
ideology
and vision, but may also represent a coalition among disparate
interests." Source:
Wikipedia
American Political
Development Michael F. Holt,
Political Parties and American Political Development from the
Age of Jackson to the Age of Lincoln (LSU Press, 1992) and The
Rise and Fall
First Party System -
Wikipedia The First American Party System" in
William Nisbet Chambers and Walter Dean Burnham, eds. The
American Party Systems: Stages of Political Development ...
Politics of the United
States - Wikipedia Development of the
two-party system in the United States ... The result is that
American political parties have weak central organizations and
little ...