AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 5: Political Participation
5.5 Third-Party Politics
Notes
Third parties raise issues and can affect outcomes, but rarely win because of winner-take-all rules, ballot access hurdles and debate rules.
- Major parties often adopt third-party ideas.
Practice
Third parties rarely win because of:
Structural barriers.
Third parties can be influential by:
Agenda setting.
A third-party candidate drawing votes from one major party can act as a:
Affects the outcome.
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