Question

Mention any one merit and demerit of Bi-Party system.

Answer 1

Merit of Bi-party system

Direct Election of the Government: In the second system, the Government is elected by the people directly, because the voters know the party in whose favour they are casting their votes. Thus, the people vote for the party whom they wish to form a Government.

Demerit of Bi-party system

Limited choice before the voters: When there are only two parties before the electorate, they have to elect one out of the two parties, even if they do not like both the parties. In this way, the electorate loses its freedom of choice. In case there are more than two parties, the choice for the voters becomes wide.