::they are very different. The "Third Party System" is the way politics worked from 1854 to 1896. It was between the Second and Fourth party systems. A "third party" is when a person like Ralph Nader or Ross Perot or Jesse Ventura runs on a separate ticket.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:37, 14 January 2009 (EST) | ::they are very different. The "Third Party System" is the way politics worked from 1854 to 1896. It was between the Second and Fourth party systems. A "third party" is when a person like Ralph Nader or Ross Perot or Jesse Ventura runs on a separate ticket.[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 08:37, 14 January 2009 (EST) |