Political Parties: UK vs USA

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Political Parties: UK vs USA

Similarities

  • Both are generally characterised as a two party system (Democrat and Republican and Conservative and Labour).
  • Both have minority parties
  • Parties are on the political spectrum

Differences

  • Recently the UK has become more of a multi-party sytem because of the rise of minority parties such as UKIP and Green, as well as SNP's landslide victory in Scotland.
  • in the USA, minority parties are short lived and more like pressure groups.
  • In the UK, parties are more centralised.

Overall comparison

UK and USA have similar party systems traditionally, but the UK has started to branch of and become more centralised and multipartied.

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