Contains eleven essays that debate the effectiveness and fairness of the two-party system in the United States government.

Contents -- Introduction -- Introduction: pros and cons of the two-party system -- Rena Silverman -- Political parties encourage partisanship and should be -- Abolished -- Justin Soutar -- Polarized parties are good for America -- Matthew Yglesias -- The U.S. electoral system must be reformed to make third parties -- Feasible -- Jerry Fresia -- Ralph Nader & Rsquo's third-party campaign in 2000 hurt liberals and -- Everyday people -- G. William Domhoff -- The libertarian party undermines the ideas it advocates -- Bruce Bartlett -- People should protest the two-party system by voting for a -- Third-party candidate -- Ron Paul -- People should protest the two-party system by refusing to vote -- Joel S. Hirschorn -- Third parties in the United States cannot win, but they are still -- Worthwhile -- Brian Doherty -- The electoral college ensures nationwide, moderate, and stable -- Parties -- Peter W. Schramm -- The electoral college is undemocratic and should be abolished -- Bradford Plumer -- Both parties use gerrymandering to make house incumbents less -- Accountable -- Juliet Eilperin -- Both parties use the filibuster to block the will of the -- People -- David Swanson -- The filibuster prevents heated party politics -- Jim Dipeso.