Discuss the characteristics of the American party system. How does the American system differ from some other countries’ party systems?

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United States has a two-party system, its two main parties are ideologically moderate, these parties have decentralized party organizations, and they are generally undisciplined parties. Many countries have multiparty systems with parties all along the ideological spectrum. They may have a responsible party system in which party discipline is much higher than in the United States.

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