pols 103 chapter 5
Chapter 5–Political Parties and Interest Groups
This discussion requires a word count of 100 words or more
Indicate here honestly when you have read the whole of Volkomor Chapter 5. As you work read through this chapter, also give your rolling analysis of it here. How did the “two-party” system arise in America? Is that system legally required or just something that developed over time for its own extra-legal historical reasons? What are the advantages and possible weaknesses of a de facto two-party political system? What does Volkomer mean by “interest groups” and what has been their historical significance to and within the political parties?
As you work through Volkomer’s take on the two-party system, consider two this video summary of its history and criticisms of that system:
