What is meant by bi-party or two party system. Explain it's two advantages and disadvantages?
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List of Advantages of a Two Party System
1. Political information is much easier to understand.
Although a two-party system limits the options of voters, it allows parties to present information in a convenient manner. Each party is able to represent their own broad political philosophy. As such, voters can better understand the views of a party regarding certain issues.
2. Balance is achieved because multiple interests and opinions are accommodated.
Each party is comprised of organized groups and individual voters who all have a broad range of interests. As such, a party needs to be able to accommodate these interests when making political decisions. Including voter’s interests also allows a party to receive continued support.
List of Disadvantages of a Two Party System
. It promotes corruption.
Politics is always linked with corruption no matter where you are in the world. Practices like patronage may be frowned upon but it’s a common sight in the political sphere. Even the awarding of government contracts to party insiders is a practice rampant in two-party systems.
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Parties have also faced criticism particularly when it comes to funding. For instance, big contributors would want something in return for having gave a large portion of their fortune to a campaign. Let’s say that candidate won the election; that particular candidate might find it difficult to say no to a contributor requesting for something seeing as they partly owe their election to them.
4. It ignores alternative voices.
Two-party systems that want to stay united usually ignore alternative options, especially radical ones. In a multi-party system, debate and diverse views are encouraged because coalitions are formed by stronger and weaker parties in order to achieve dominance. Third parties, on the other hand, are often ignored in two-party systems because of the winner-take-all voting mechanism where a losing candidate loses relevance even if they had a significant following.
Bi-party system:
(i) In some countries, power usually changes between two main parties. It is also known as two party systems.
(ii) In this system, the government is formed by one party and the other plays the role of opposition.
Merit—This system allows stability of government as no coalition is there.
Demerit— In this system, only two main parties have a serious chance of winning majority seats to form the government.
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advantages
1 this system leads to political stability
2. there is no chance of hung assembly
disadvantages
1. this is not suit to a diverse countries like india
2. the voters do not enjoy much