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Since the establishment of the American government, partisanship, with few exceptions has been the rule. On a few rare occasions, the American government congealed into a single party system, yet every time, the nation would return to its two party status. Why did this occur despite the warnings of many of the greatest men of the time? Why is it that what has consistently been portrayed as a unified front, is now divided into a multiple part system? The two party system, has often been a hindrance to American progression, but it has also been one of the greatest tools of the American government to prevent the formation of an American monarchy. The idea of a two party system is elementary. However, the process of its evolution was much more difficult. The bi-party system created a new set of checks and balances - or as Richard Hofstadter referred to...

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