Political Parties INTRODUCTION Political party is defined as “A group of office holders, candidates, activist, and voters who identify with a group label and seek to elect to public office individuals who run under that label.” (O’Connor 296) When referring to political parties George Washington, the first president of the United States, described it as the “fury of political parties”. In fact, George Washington felt so strongly against political parties that he felt a need …showed first 75 words of 1847 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1847 total…country, political parties have proven an essential part of American politics. Political parties help the political system be more organized and work fluently. Political parties provides for a better democracy. They allowed parties “ to prove their fidelity to the Constitution, each grudgingly conceding the legitimacy of the other(s), but insisting on its own superior credentials – and thus its ride to define what was common ground, and what forbidden ground, in the public life”. (Wilson 230)