They are essential so that no one party gains too much power or is able institutes ill conceived policies. They are also necessary because not everyone agrees on all things, and they would like to elect someone who agrees with them on policy matters.
Political Parties are sort of like teams Such as Democrat's and republicans
they arent people just use them to decide how to vote they don't Evan see who the candidate is
Political parties help a democracy by keeping the country united. If there is a large political party ruling over, that party keeps the country united.
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It is possible to govern a democracy without political parties; however, political parties often play a key role in organizing political activity and providing structure to the democratic process. Without political parties, decision-making and representation may become more decentralized and potentially less effective.
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political parties give political education to the people....
Hans-Dieter Klingemann has written: 'The State of Political Science in Western Europe' 'Parties, policies, and democracy' -- subject(s): Political parties, Platforms, Democracy
The "framers" of the constitution did not intend for [[How does a democracy encourage the formation of political parties#|political parties]] to be created, however the "right vs. left" divide forced it. This same divide has been true throughout history since the dawn of civilization. Its not that democracy encourages political parties. Democracy just allows political parties to be formed, but often when one or two political parties share the vast majority of funds or power, they are able to outspend "third party" candidates by huge amounts and essentially control the entire government.
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Political parties have developed alongside democracy. State's party system profoundly affect the character of democracy. Without good character, systems of government will fail.
Bamgbose J. Adele has written: 'Political parties and democracy in Nigeria' -- subject(s): Democracy, Political parties 'Fundamentals of Nigerian politics' -- subject(s): Politics and government
An important feature of the U.S. political system is the broadly based appeal of the two political parties