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Learn about Third Parties in the past, from Free Soil to Green Party. Discover how they influence U.S. Politics with radical ideas like minimum wage and women's rights. Understand why they often fail to win due to money and ballot access challenges.
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IN THE PAST • Third Parties had been centralized in issues • Free Soil Party • Prohibitionist Party • The Green Party
THEN THERE ARE THE OTHERS! • IDEOLOGICALLY BASED • (MEANING BASED IN THE IDEA OR SET OF BELIEFS) • Socialist Workers Party • International Workers of World Party • Social Democrats • Libertarians • Progressive Party
THIRD PARTIES..ARE GOOD • WHY? • They propose radical ideas: • Such as: • The minimum wage • Women’s right to vote • Banking laws
THIRD PARTIES ARE…BAD? • SOMETIMES CAN ACT AS A SPOILER
WHY DO THEY FAIL TO WIN? • MONEY • BALLOT ALL FIFTY STATES