My understanding is that the US has a two-party system because of single member districts and and winner takes all elections.
The winner takes all system requires candidates to compete for a plurality of votes. This means major parties must accommodate a broad range of ideologies.
Multiparty democracies typically use a system in which representation is proportional to the number of votes received and those political parties can often get somewhere by catering to narrow interests.
The winner takes all system requires candidates to compete for a plurality of votes. This means major parties must accommodate a broad range of ideologies.
Multiparty democracies typically use a system in which representation is proportional to the number of votes received and those political parties can often get somewhere by catering to narrow interests.