What are the pros and cons of a two party system compared to a multiple party system?

Question

What are the pros and cons of a two party system compared to a multiple party system?

Answer 1

If you think that you get clowns with a two party system just try a multiple party system. You'll get "real" clowns.

Answer 2

The overall pro is stability.

The overall con is resistance to change.

The reason is because a multi-party system increases the chance of extremist leaders, who would try to change things more quickly, for better or worse.

Answer 3

there are no pros to a 2 party system

and you will get more input in a multiparty system

Answer 4

There are no pros.

The con is that the system is easily manipulated, meaning that the people who are really in control select the candidates from each side. So it doesn't really matter who wins, because those in control always get their man in.