Research On The Changes Of American Political Parties

As a political party system is the main content of the two-party system is an important part of American political system, since the end of the 18 th century appeared on both sides, experience multiple differentiation and combination, and the development of the two-party system has experienced the germination, preliminary form, finally established and continue to develop several historical stages, has the scale of today. Can say the United States the establishment of the two-party system is not only the consequence of the historical and realistic development evolution, but also the vivid reflection of history and reality to the United States. As an important element in the structure of American politics, a two-party system in the process of the formation and development has gradually formed its own characteristics and presents his distinct institutional features. The two-party system has the important status and role in American political life, its role is not only embodied in the positive role of the two-party system, such as advance America’s political democratization process, is advantageous to the political stability, etc., but also for its negative effects, such as in order to deceive the public votes and money politics, this negative effect is a reflection of the limitations and disadvantages of the two-party system.At the beginning of the 20 th century, especially since the second world war, American two-party system showed signs of decline, which caused the argument for the development trend of the two-party system. The author believes that the two-party system as an important part of the American political system exists in American political life for the long term, and will continue to play an important role. Based on the development of the two-party system, characteristics, status, function and developing trend of elaboration and analysis, we concluded that: first, the two-party system is based on American society, rooted in the history of the United States, is the social economic, political, and cultural tradition a product of the combination. Second, the two-party system as a product of American capitalist system and an important part of the essence of which is in the service of the bourgeoisie, is bourgeois ways and means to realize his rule. Third, the struggle between the two parties will still exist, but under the constitutional system, the parties to a part of the national democracy and social democracy, through the institutional restriction, the two parties compete to better promote the development of political democracy.