Minor Parties

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Chapter 5

• Section 4

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Minor Parties

• Ideological parties- Based on a particular set
  of beliefs. Marxists thought. Typically long
  lived.
• Single-issue parties- Focus on only one
  public-policy matter. Most died away as events
  passed them by.
• Economic Protest parties- Rooted in periods of
  economic discontent. Sectional parties.
  Disappear as economy improves.

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Minor Parties

• Splinter parties- They break from one of the
  major parties. Bull Moose party. Most form
  around a strong personality.

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Importance of Minor Parties

• Minor parties were the first to use a national
  convention to pick a presidential candidate.
• Minor party can play a spoiler role in an
  election.
• Minor parties typically dont dance around issues.