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Our broken two party system [videorecording] : can American politics be fixed? / by Watson, Robert,lecturer.(CARDINAL)761728; Dreamscape Media,publisher.(CARDINAL)347553; One Day University (Firm),presenter.;
Presented by Robert Watson.The video lecture analyzes the development of the political parties and the nation's historical experiences with political dysfunction and closes with ideas for reform.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Political parties;
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Thomas E. Dewey on the two-party system. / by Dewey, Thomas E.(Thomas Edmund),1902-1971.(CARDINAL)139095;
Subjects: Political parties;
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Democracy and its crisis / by Grayling, A. C.,author.(CARDINAL)347664;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index.Prompted by the EU referendum in the UK and the presidential election in the USA, A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why, crucially, it matters. First he considers moments in history - Periclean Athens, the English Civil War, the American and French Revolutions, among them - in which the challenges we face today were first encountered and what solutions, however imperfect, were found. Then he lays bare the specific problems of democracy in the twenty-first century and maps out a set of urgently needed reforms. With the advent of authoritarian leaders and the simultaneous rise of populism, representative democracy appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place, yet it is this space that it must occupy, says Grayling, if a civilized society, that looks after all its people, is to flourish.The history of the dilemma, part I: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli -- The history of the dilemma, part II: the Putney debates, 1647 -- The beginnings of a solution, part I: Locke, Hobbes, Spinoza -- The beginnings of a solution, part II: Montesquieu, Rousseau -- Solution proposed, part I: Madison, Constant -- Solutions proposed, part II: De Tocqueville, Mill -- Alternative democracies and anti-democracies -- Why it has gone wrong -- Making representative government work -- The people and the constitution -- Appendix I: Brexit -- Appendix II: The failure of democracy elsewhere.
Subjects: Democracy.; Populism.; Two-party systems.; Party affiliation.;
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Does the U.S. two-party system still work? / by Berlatsky, Noaheditor.(DLC)n 2009008648;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents -- Introduction -- Introduction: pros and cons of the two-party system -- Rena Silverman -- Political parties encourage partisanship and should be -- Abolished -- Justin Soutar -- Polarized parties are good for America -- Matthew Yglesias -- The U.S. electoral system must be reformed to make third parties -- Feasible -- Jerry Fresia -- Ralph Nader & Rsquo's third-party campaign in 2000 hurt liberals and -- Everyday people -- G. William Domhoff -- The libertarian party undermines the ideas it advocates -- Bruce Bartlett -- People should protest the two-party system by voting for a -- Third-party candidate -- Ron Paul -- People should protest the two-party system by refusing to vote -- Joel S. Hirschorn -- Third parties in the United States cannot win, but they are still -- Worthwhile -- Brian Doherty -- The electoral college ensures nationwide, moderate, and stable -- Parties -- Peter W. Schramm -- The electoral college is undemocratic and should be abolished -- Bradford Plumer -- Both parties use gerrymandering to make house incumbents less -- Accountable -- Juliet Eilperin -- Both parties use the filibuster to block the will of the -- People -- David Swanson -- The filibuster prevents heated party politics -- Jim Dipeso.
Subjects: Political parties; Two-party systems;
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The growth of a two-party system in North Carolina : a special report / by Goodman, Vanessa.; Betts, Jack(John Monie)(CARDINAL)593259; North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research.(CARDINAL)135420; University of North Carolina Center for Public Television.(CARDINAL)180965;
Bibliography: page 63.
Subjects: Party affiliation; Political parties; North Caroliniana.;
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Declaring independence : the beginning of the end of the two-party system / by Schoen, Douglas E.,1953-(CARDINAL)134759;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Party affiliation; Third parties (United States politics);
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Run the other way : fixing the two-party system, one campaign at a time / by Hillsman, Bill.(CARDINAL)463162;
Subjects: Politics, Practical; Political campaigns; Political parties;
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In defense of partisanship / by Zelizer, Julian E.,author.(CARDINAL)309210;
Includes bibliographical references."This book reimagines what partisanship might look like going forward from today. A new era of party-oriented reforms has the potential to pay respect the deep differences that divide us while simultaneously creating a more functional path on which two responsible political parties compete to shape policy while still being able to govern"--Provided by publisher.Partisanship, what is it good for? -- How did we get here? -- Dream fulfilled? -- What went wrong? -- Toward responsible partisanship circa the 2020s.
Subjects: Two-party systems; Opposition (Political science); Party affiliation;
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The party goes on : the persistence of the two-party system in the United States / by Kayden, Xandra.(CARDINAL)135943; Mahe, Eddie,1936-(CARDINAL)184317;
Bibliography: pages 221-227.1460L
Subjects: Democratic Party (U.S.); Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Political parties;
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Mad as hell : how the Tea Party movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system / by Rasmussen, Scott W.(CARDINAL)744645; Schoen, Douglas E.,1953-(CARDINAL)134759;
Includes bibliographical references and index.One nation under revolt -- The two strands of populism -- The populist strain -- New populism in context -- The mainstream vs. the political class -- The evolution of the Tea Party movement -- The structure of the Tea Party movement -- The dynamics, tactics, and future of the Tea Party movement -- The origin, composition, and future of populism on the Left -- The media -- Obama and the populist surge -- Regaining the consent of the governed."Today's raucous revolt against Washington and Wall Street is a classic populist uprising. Two political pollsters show us what it means for the future of American politics"--
Subjects: Tea Party movement.;
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