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Third Party Importance

Third Party Importance. If third parties never win in America, why are they important?. If third parties never win in America, why are they important?. Raise awareness about an issue. If third parties never win in America, why are they important?. Raise awareness about an issue

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Third Party Importance

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  1. Third Party Importance

  2. If third parties never win in America, why are they important?

  3. If third parties never win in America, why are they important? • Raise awareness about an issue

  4. If third parties never win in America, why are they important? • Raise awareness about an issue • Siphon off votes from a major party

  5. Why might third parties have a better chance today?

  6. Types of Third Parties: 1. Ideological parties- Based on a particular set of beliefs. Ex.=Communist Party 2. Single-Issue parties. Ex.=American Party or "Know Nothings," opposed to Irish immigration 3. Economic protest parties. Ex.=Populist Party of late 1800s that demanded public ownership of railroads and telephone companies, as well as adoption of initiatives and referendums 4. Splinter parties. Ex.=Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Progressive that split from Republicans

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