The Minor Parties Youve Never Heard of them

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The Minor Parties You’ve Never Heard of them

The Minor Parties You’ve Never Heard of them

Minor Parties in the US • Hard to classify • Some are single issue

Minor Parties in the US • Hard to classify • Some are single issue • Some are regional • Some are only in one state • Can create 4 distinct types of parties to classify

Ideological Parties • Based on a particular set of beliefs • Social, economic, and

Ideological Parties • Based on a particular set of beliefs • Social, economic, and political views • Most created on shade of Marxist thought • Socialist, Socialist Labor, Socialist Worker, and Communist parties • Some have different approach • Libertarian Party • Call for greater individual freedom, remove many of governments functions and programs • These are long lived parties • Rarely gain many votes

Single-Issue Party • One public-policy matter • Examples • Free Soil Party • Opposed

Single-Issue Party • One public-policy matter • Examples • Free Soil Party • Opposed spread of slavery • American Party • Opposed Irish-Catholic immigration • Right to Life Party • Opposes abortion • Many parties fade into history • Issues resolved by time or policy • Major parties absorb their view point

Economic Protest Parties • Rooted in periods of economic discontent • No real ideological

Economic Protest Parties • Rooted in periods of economic discontent • No real ideological base • Disgust with major parties and problems • Blame real or imagined enemies • Monetary system, wall street bankers, railroads, foreign imports, immigration • Examples • Greenbacks • Wanted to control railroads, coin silver • Populist Party • Lower tariffs, silver, railroad control • These parties disappear as country recovers economically

Splinter Parties • Party split from one of the major party’s • Examples •

Splinter Parties • Party split from one of the major party’s • Examples • Republicans • Bull Moose (Progressive) 1912 • Progressive 1924 • Democrats • States Rights • American Independent • Parties center around important leader • Theodore Roosevelt, once rejoins Republicans—party dies

Green Party • Example of difficulty in classification • Doesn’t fit any categories mentioned

Green Party • Example of difficulty in classification • Doesn’t fit any categories mentioned above • Green Party goals • Environmental protection, universal healthcare, gay and lesbian rights, restraints on corporate power, campaign finance reform, opposition to global free trade, etc. • Constantly changing and evolving

Why are they important? • Anti-Masons • Minor party, held first national convention to

Why are they important? • Anti-Masons • Minor party, held first national convention to nominate candidate • Now both major parties do • Taking votes • Strong Third party candidate can change the election • “Spoiler role” • 1912 Presidential Election • • • Democrat: Woodrow Wilson Progressive: Teddy Roosevelt Republican: William Taft Socialist: Eugene Debs Prohibition: Eugene Chafin 6, 296, 547 4, 118, 571 3, 486, 720 900, 672 206, 275 435 88 8 0 0

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