In the US you have to have at least 100,000 signatures.
Democrats and Republicans
The two major parties in the US are the Republican and the Democratic.
it was the federalists and the democratic-republicans
Minor parties, or third parties as they are usually called, are candidate based parties like the George Wallace's American Independence party. They are usually organized around an ideology.
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Function AND Geographic location
Politcal Parties are weak in Afghanistan due to the Single Non-Transferable Vote electoral system. This system favors independent candidates. Karzai ran as an independent candidate.
Federalist
democratic...
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It is the Politcal Spectrum.
He was a folk singer and politcal activist.