Party Systems

• One Party

  Where only one party is allowed to operate. Not considered to be democratic.
• One Party Dominant

  Number of parties but only one has a realistic chance of holding power.
• Two Party

  Two parties compete for power at elections, little chance for others.
• Two and a half party

  Two large parties are main players, challenged by growth of smaller third parties.
• Multi party

  Number of parties contend to form government.