没有强有力的政党也许会有好处。^r-a+n+w-e¨n!z!w′w′.`c_o`m¨强大的政党也许会落入独裁的领导人手中，他控制太多、在位太久，就会使政党陷入僵化、观念过时。由于具有易变性，美国政党制度也许更有利于政党了解更大范围内的公民需求。计划缺乏一致性反而会带来灵活性的好处。
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政党 利益聚合 动员 集权 连贯性 新制度主义理论 伟大社会计划 政治任命 透明性 国有化 政治局 机会主义者 共产党干部 群众型政党 干部型政党信徒型政党 人格型政党 世界观 兼容型 政党制度 选举制度 不发达 不稳定墨守成规 两大党制 极端多元主义 追求中心 远离中心
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