Essay On Multi Party System

There are extreme differences between a two-party system and a multi-party system. A two-party system, for example America, is a state in which just two parties dominate. Even though many other parties do exist, they have no political importance. Americas obvious two parties are Republicans and Democrats. In this system the electorate gives its votes largely to only the republican or democratic parties and one or the other party can win a majority in the legislature. A rotation of power is also expected in this system. In a multi-party system there are multiple political parties capable of taking charge of the government, the parties tend to be separate and they also tend to represent either different ends of the political spectrum or specific issues relevant to the country in question. The United States of America is better off with a two-party system due to the fact that it is a quicker system, moderates radical views, and presents voters with a simpler choice.

In a multi-party system the government would come up with more ideas per issue, however all these new ideas would take way longer to achieve. Even though a multi-party system is more representative of their citizens due to the vast amount of political

parties, the more people debating, the longer the argument takes. This makes for an inefficient government because there is little time to realize if the reforms are positive or negative. This makes for a coalition government, which to some are often considered somewhat weak because there is no majority party. In such cases, the only way that policy gets approved is by each side making concessions. There is very little chance of a coalition government in a two-party system.
The two party system is better because it moderates radical views and follows public opinion better than a multi party system does.

As stated earlier, both parties shift over time. This means for the parties to get re-elected they have to pick up on different combinations of current issues, thus follow public opinion. Since the two-party system follows the majority in public opinion, the multi party system inevitably sometimes leads to the minority rule over the majority. Even parties with extremely radical views have a chance to be elected to power. This could result in chaotic and disastrous changes. The approach of a two-party system doesn’t allow this possibility to happen, it moderates political ideologies and protects the “majority from the

minority”.
The two-party system presents the voter with a simple choice,even though more choice is more democratic and having many options is useful sometimes, it is not necessary to bring in more parties. Usually there are many parties whose voice often gets picked up by one of the dominant parties. These are usually single issue parties, and they are often successful at getting their issue picked up for debate within the two parties. It is more simple to voters if they only have to decide between two parties.