Splinter party
Faction
Dissenting clique
Splinter party
Faction
Dissenting clique
It is called a Splinter Party. A perfect example of such a party is when the Dixiecrats broke away from the Democratic party.
A splinter party is the name of a minor party that has broken away from a major party.
Most of the important minor parties in American politics have been splinter parties-that have broken away from one of the major parties.
Splinter party
Faction
Dissenting clique
Splinter parties
The members of a minor party tend to support the platform of a major party.
Any party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the United States is known as a minor party.
Parties formed by a split within one of the major parties. (Democrats and republicans in the US)
Causing major parties to consider, and sometimes adopt, their ideas. Often, it takes a smaller party to put forward a new or potentially controversial idea-- it may not be a bad idea, but it may be perceived as controversial because it goes against what the majority party has espoused up to that point. The two major parties (Republicans and Democrats) often tend to be very cautious when proposing new policies, for fear of alienating voters. They stick to their established talking points, and hesitate to violate the expectations of those who have supported them. But the minor or smaller parties feel they have less to lose, since the people who voted for their party did so with an expectation that they would be different and make bolder proposals. When a minor party introduces a new policy idea and gets it into the political discussion, there is the chance that, gradually, the proposal might gain some traction, to the point where it is ultimately adopted and implemented by a major party.
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The minor party that is formed to address one problem is known as a single-issue party.
The members of a minor party tend to support the platform of a major party.
single issue party
Protest party
Protest party
Splinter party
The Republican Party was formed
the minor party candidate is likely to draw votes from the opposition.
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The Federalists Party!
a political party that plays a smaller role than a major party such as the libertarian party and the green party
The Free Soil Party did with reservation and the republicans favored it.