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USA

Advanced subject: Parties in the USA

To give us an insight into just how much party systems can differ from nation to nation, we have put together two advanced subjects which take a more detailed look at the party systems in the USA and in Great Britain [...to the advanced subject of "Parties in Great Britain"].

If Great Britain is generally regarded as the original prototype for parliamentary democracy, the political system in the USA is regarded as a presidential democracy par excellence. To this end, these two political systems encompass a great number of the features that actually exist in party systems. Taking a look at a concordance system like the one in Switzerland or a multi-party system might complete the picture.

Parliamentary democracy:
The government is formed from parliament and is responsible to it; there is no separation between the legislative and the executive

Presidential system:
The people elect the president; separation of executive and legislative

We were only able to provide a limited amount of background information on the political system in the USA. Those wanting more information will find more well-prepared information at the following website:

Visitors to http://www.usembassy.de/usa will find an attractive website in English and German. Information on America's system of government, its history and culture are complemented by well-categorized links to other sources of information.

The advanced subject of "parties in the USA" attempts to compile all the facts playing a part in determining the structure of the American party system. It has been divided into the following two sections:

Background	The "background" section provides a general perspective on politics in the USA, on its main special features and on electoral law [...to the "background" section]
Parties in USA	The subjects addressed by the section on "US parties" include: The birth and development of political parties in the US, special features of the two-party system in the US, the function of parties in its political system and problems associated with the party democracy system in the US [...to the section on "Parties in the USA"]

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