Why Does the US Only Have Two Major Parties?: Crash Course US Government #2
Does the U.S. need a competitive third party? And would anyone even vote for one? In this episode of Crash Course Big Questions on U.S. Government we’ll investigate why it feels like the U.S. is trapped in a two-party system. The answer comes down to two things – our systems and ourselves.Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Two-Party System 00:00
Chapter 2 - Political Parties 2:09
Chapter 3 - The Institutional Explanation 5:46
Chapter 4 - The Voter Explanation 9:33
Chapter 5 - Review & Credits 11:30
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1naWmymw68W9x6GAix9e4jTrEIRXT0-F3IniP3LSscOo/edit?tab=t.0
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