A Republic of Parties?: Debating the Two-Party System

by Joseph Romance and Theodore J. Romance, Joseph Pomper, Gerald Lowi

Americans have debated the efficacy of our two-party political system since the founding of the nation. Generations of political scientists have asked: Is the two- party system an antiquated arrangement, so entrenched in our political structure that any third party is destined to be peripheral, or is it an essential component of the political and constitutional order articulated by our founders? This book forces readers to decide for themselves. Theodore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847686094
• ISBN13: 9780847686094
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful insight

This collection of essays provides a well-balanced debate on the state of the American political environment. Both authors argue their points well, but Lowi's arguements appear to be more relevant and applicable to the problems of the system as it now stands.