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social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > third-party politics
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > third-party politics
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > third-party politics
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > third-party politics

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third-party politics  

Definition

  • The United States is a multiparty system, although for most of its history, there have been only two dominant parties. Among the Western, democratic postindustrial nations, the United States is alone in its two-party system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Third-Party Politics]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NWJJXHRH-7

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