Why Are Political Parties Important

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There has been much discussion on how important political parties are to the functioning of our governmental system. In my opinion, political parties are essential elements of government and politics because they represent who we are and unite people of all walks together to achieve their goals, First, the public can’t vote on every single issue and they need representatives from each political party to voice their opinions. Without political parties, we wouldn’t be electing government officials and would be carrying out direct democracy. Direct democracy would be dangerous because the public is often misinformed by news media and tend to follow popular demand, which would cause bad decision making of the government. Second, political parties