Why do we have a two party system?

What are the other options?

In this episode I dive into political party history, third party options and the deadlock of the two party system.

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Sources:

• Sheehan, B. (2025). How America became a two-party nation. Civics Made Easy. PBS YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF5uaerHPzg&t=157s.
• Major American political parties of the 19th century. (n.d.) Norwich University. https://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/major-american-political-parties-19th-century.
• The Green Party. https://www.gp.org/about.
• The Libertarian Party. https://lp.org/platform-page/.
• The Constitution Party. https://constitutionparty.com/platform/.
• Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Michigan. (n.d.) Ballotpedia. https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Michigan#Process_to_become_a_candidate.