The British two party system begins with the struggle for parliamentary supremacy between Whig and Tory during the period 1670 to 1714. For the remainder of the 18th century the conflict lay between Whig and Whig. The Rockingham Whigs found in Edmund Burke a substantial political theorist. In 1770, Burke offered a cogent defence of party as an institution: "Party is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular …showed first 75 words of 1514 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1514 total…differences in the party system are of a fundamental nature. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) A Study Of History - Arnold J. Toynbee 2) America - Alistair Cooke 3) Political Parties In Britain - Eric J. Evans 4) Political Institutions And Issues In Britain - James Cable 5) Modern Politics & Government - Alan R. Ball 6) The Politics In The United States - Ian Derbyshire 7) American Politics & Society - David McKAy 8) UK Political Parties Since 1945 - Anthony Seldon 9) Politics In Britain - Colin Lees