POL203Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Party System, Collective Action, Ballot Access
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Thesis: in the u. s. , this pattern of a two party system emerged for strategic coordination and continued due to the plurality electoral system, decentralized party coalitions and electoral rules. Use of veto (1) president is given the right to deny, pass or amend any legislation presented by the congress. He also has a famous saying make my day and line drawn in the sand to insist that congress give him legislation that reflected his preferences (15) president can also leave it unsigned until it"s too late. Para #1 facilitate and enforce collective action (1) the idea of political parties had emerged when thomas jefferson had ideas for policies that he wanted to enact but were constantly blocked by alexander hamilton. His idea was to elect more people in congress to agree with him. (2) this was seen as an example of resolving collective action problem.
