ABSTRACT
The study of party politics has been remarkably confused by poverty of the English language as far as vocabulary of politics is concerned. American politics is dominated and distinguished by two-party system. This is most conspicuous and perhaps the most important fact about the system. The two-party system is the most conspicuous feature of American political organization. The relation between the major and minor parties is the crucial point in the two-party system. In the United States the minor parties are excluded from power. The monopoly of power by the major parties is real. It means that ordinarily they will poll not less than 95 per cent of the total popular vote cast in a presidential election. The American two-party system is the direct consequence of the American election system, or system of representation, which is only another way of saying the same thing. Both parties appeal generally to the whole country in addition to their special appeals to special interests.
