political parties

Offers a historical overview of the party system in America and explores how the minor parties have impacted American government in recent years.

Discusses the history, workings, importance, and powers of political parties in the United States.

This book tells how the Republican Party was formed and some of the ways it has impacted American history and politics.

This book tells how the Democratic Party was formed and some of the ways it has impacted American history and politics.

Presents an examination of American politics in the late-nineteenth century.

Discusses how American political parties have changed their platforms throughout the history of the U.S.

A comprehensive overview of America's political party system and the parties themselves that examines the parties' characteristics, the electoral process, the parties' roles in Congress, and the state of the party system at the end of the twentieth century.

Contains encyclopedic entries on more than forty political parties in United States history.