1. What is Anderson's primary point about American political parties? Do accept his overall thesis? Why or why not?














2. Which of Anderson's examples do you think are most insightful or convincing? What are least insightful or convincing?















3. The extremism of both parties is driven by the fact that bodies with the most extreme agendas raise particularly large sums of money be they Fundamentalist Religion or Labor Unions. How would the author counter the inherent handicap of not having large collectives of fund raisers for his third party?












4. There have been attempts at creating a 3rd party before. There are more important reasons to start a new party than because the two major parties of today do not answer our needs. Can you think of some additional reasons for creating a third party?