第三党 (美国)

第三党（Third party）是一个政治术语，在现今的美国指除共和党、民主党两大政党外的其它所有政党。这些政党也参加各种公职选举，但在美国现行的两党制体制下，胜选几率极其微小。目前，美国主要的第三党有自由意志党、美国绿党和宪法党。但是「第三党」在其他类似选制的国家，胜选相对容易。

**现在的第三党列表**
 自由意志党- 美国绿党- 非洲人民社会党- 全非人民革命党- 美国党- 美国自由党- 美国劳工党- 美国团结党- 黑人骑士解放党- 美国公民党- 美国共产党- 宪法党- 美国民主社会主义者- 自由道路社会主义组织- 自由社会党- 人道党- 独立美国党- 公正党- 现在合法大麻党- 美国大麻党- 现代辉格党- 国家社会主义运动- 新非洲黑豹党- 新黑豹党- 美国海盗党- 进步劳工党- 禁酒党- 美国改革党- 革命黑豹党- 美国革命共产党- 争取社会主义和解放党- 美国社会党- 社会主义行动- 社会主义替代- 社会主义平等党- 社会主义工人党- 美国团结党 (2004年)- 工作家庭党- 工人世界党- 美国世界社会党- 前进党

**参见**
美国选举人团
*无党籍
*政党
*比例代表制
*第三势力
*选举权

**参考文献**

**延伸阅读**

**调查**
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**外部连结**
 The Importance of Ballot Access, essay by Richard Winger- Ballot Access News – Ballot Access news on all parties- Free and Equal date=20171128022552  – Election Reform to end partisan duopoly- Independent Political Report date=20200903061342  – Frequently updated source for third party news