Characteristics and influence of American political system

Characteristics and influence of American political system;

1, the emergence of American political parties is related to and serves the presidential campaign, and its development is closely related to the expansion of voting rights. It can be said that the American presidential election has created American political parties, and the expansion of American voting rights has promoted the development of American political parties.

2. The internal organization of American political parties is very loose, which shows that the degree of unity within the party is relatively low, there is no set of ideological system or policy objectives strictly observed, and the power structure within the party is scattered.

3. The dispute between political parties exists in political institutions at the federal and state levels, while in local governments below the state level, the color of political parties is relatively indifferent.

Extended data:

The emergence of American political parties was at the end of 18. The founders of the United States of America did not see the role of political parties in the government system when 1776 drafted the Declaration of Independence and 1787 drafted the Constitution.

Through various constitutional arrangements such as separation of powers and checks and balances, indirect election of the president by the electoral college, the new United States is far from the influence of political parties and small parties. At that time, there was a naive idea in Washington that this emerging country could exist without political parties. He once said, "If political parties exist, we must unite them."

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