Political parites cause much tension in american government. George Washington was very against them, and for good reasons. Our political parties do not help us solve problems anymore. They cause more problems because instead of fixing the problems they only argue about them. A political party is just an easy wasy to get votes. Americans dont pay attention to the issues b/c all they have to know is the party and all the sudden that's the canidate they choose. We need to get rid of that. People wnat to know a politicians views, but the politicans dont want us to know their views. They say someting vague that goes with their party, but no real plan of action on how to achieve it. Everyone wants things to be better, like education. Neither party can fix the problem because they spend too much time arguing about it.