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I am an American as of 2 years ago. The whole gov/system is by default 2 party system. Some of the questions that you are asked during your citizenship interv

I am an American as of 2 years ago. The whole gov/system is by default 2 party system. Some of the questions that you are asked during your citizenship interview is what are the two main parties. Im not saying I like it. But it’s a fair assumption to make when literally all voters only consider the two parties.

long_time_gone 5y ago
There is a difference between voting for one of the two parties (althought there are obviously more parties) and choosing to affiliate yourself with a specific party. In the US, the largest political party is "Independent" [1] with 46% of the population identifying that way. [1] https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
- wara23arish 5y ago
  Interesting, Im not sure why that question was picked though. You are given choices of “identifying” as Rep/Dem/Ind. Only two of them are real parties. What does it mean to be independent then? Is it more like undecided? Im not sure you can call that a political party.
  - long_time_gone 5y ago
    > What does it mean to be independent then? Is it more like undecided? I'm sure it means different things to different people. For me, it means that I don't follow any party's platform in lockstep. I try to judge each candidate and policy based on merits, not team affiliation and have voted for multiple parties over the years (Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green).