The attitude of the American people toward political parties is seen in the strong feelings an d loyalty they have in their respective parties. The two main political divides in America are Republicans and Democrats.
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Political parties are the principle means by which the will of the people is made known to the government.
Oh, dude, political parties totally bring Americans together by giving us something to argue about at Thanksgiving dinner! It's like a bonding experience, you know? We all get to pick a side and then spend the rest of the year trying to convince everyone else they're wrong. So, yeah, political parties are basically like the ultimate icebreaker for the whole country.
In 1789 there were no political parties. In fact Washington warned about the formation of parties and how they would put their interests before the common good of the people. Looks like he was right.
Political parties have unified groups of people and helped them seek and achieve common goals. They help to offer voters choices. Just as people have a favorite sports team that they tend to favor, political parties give people something to identify with. Political parties tend to control who get what, where, when, and how much. Their major purpose for existence is to get people to elect their candidates. Political parties tend to attract people based on their performances and their political platforms. What the promise and what they accomplish while being in office largely determine which coalitions will affiliate with their party in the next elections. So even though elections between political parties can be heated they have served as a way for people to identify with government and best express their individual voice.
People join political parties for many of reasons. They join to push their own personal agendas and to see there own ideals been expressed.