While their candidates have little chance of being elected, America’s third political parties have historically played a major role in bringing about sweeping social, cultural, and political reforms examples are
Immigration Restrictions
The Immigration Act of 1924 came about as a result of support by the Populist Party starting as early as the early 1890s.
Reduction of Working Hours
You can thank the Populist and Socialist Parties for the 40-hour work week. Their support for reduced working hours during the 1890s led to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Third parties know it’s very difficult for them to win elections.
They are however instrumental in elections because they are the main agents in the advocacy for important reforms and holding the main political parties accountable for their previous rule and how they can better or improve upon it.
They also help in making the electoral race more competitive.
The main causes of the Guatemalan Civil War was started by the greed of the United Fruit Company (i.e. the fear of communism and racism toward the Mayan people).
Vanadium has 5 valence electrons that can be lost. One of the characteristics of transition metal is their ability to adopt multiple oxidation states. Vanadium exhibits four common oxidation states +5, +4, +3, and +2 each of which can be distinguished by its color
Calvinists believed that the world was divided into two kinds of people - saints and sinners. They believed that they were the saints and everyone else were sinners. They also believed in the five points.
