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Francesca Hernandez

Francesca Hernandez. Does a multi-party political system more effectively represent citizen interest than does the American two-party system?. Negative. With a Multi-Party System…. Is there a clear winner? Will uneducated voters get confused?

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Francesca Hernandez

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  1. Francesca Hernandez Does a multi-party political system more effectively represent citizen interest than does the American two-party system? Negative

  2. With a Multi-Party System… • Is there a clear winner? • Will uneducated voters get confused? • Is a multi-party political system constitutionally possible?

  3. Is the public opinion being represented? • A third party does not affect the Electoral College. • In the 2000 presidential election, the people who voted for Nader would have preferred Gore to Bush by a ratio of 5:2.

  4. Rebuttal • FEDERALISM • SUPREMECY FEDERAL REGION STATE COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CITY TOWN

  5. “The interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong.” -James Madison It’s a Simple Answer.

  6. Works Cited: Images: InfoPlease.com. 2000 Presidential election. Google Images.  2000–2011 Pearson Education . Web.<http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/Ao876793.html> Check Yes or No. Google Images. 2003-2011 Shutterstock Images LLC. Web.<http://footage.shutterstock.com/clip-774472-stock-footage-yes-or-no-voting-ballot-chec-box-ntsc.html> McDowell, Gayle. "Why the US Can Only Have Two Parties (OR: Why Democrats Should Support Tea Party Candidates) | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman." Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman |. Gayle Laakmann McDowell, 03 Nov. 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.technologywoman.com/2010/11/03/why-the-us-can-only-have-two-parties-or-why-democrats-should-support-tea-party-candidates/>. Information: McDowell, Gayle. "Why the US Can Only Have Two Parties (OR: Why Democrats Should Support Tea Party Candidates) | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman." Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman |. Gayle Laakmann McDowell, 03 Nov. 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.technologywoman.com/2010/11/03/why-the-us-can-only-have- two-parties-or-why-democrats-should-support-tea-party-candidates/>. Trueman, Chris. "Party Systems." History Learning Site. History Learning Site, 07 Mar. 2007. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/party_systems.htm>. Edwards, George C., Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry. Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006. Print.Pages: 240, 258-263.

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