5.5  Third-Party Politics

Political parties, interest groups, and social movements provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government and policy-makers. 

Explain how structural barriers impact third-party and independent candidate success.

In comparison to proportional systems, winner-take-all voting districts serve as a structural barrier to third-party and independent candidate success. 

The incorporation of third-party agendas into platforms of major political parties serves as a barrier to third-party and independent candidate success