Assignment: Political Parties and the Electoral Process
Write a paper on the relationship between political parties and the electoral process in which you:

1. Identify three to four (3-4) ideological differences between America’s two (2) major political parties.
2. Analyze key reasons why third parties have never been successful at the presidential level.
3. Determine the role of the campaign process in maintaining the two-party system. Use examples to support your response.
4. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are to:

• Infer a theory why the U.S. has only two major political parties.
• Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.

4 pages