在当代美国宪政体系中,政党无疑是一个重要的、作用巨大的要素。政党政治之作为宪政要素主要可以从两个方面看:第一,它是结构性要素,各政党组织,特别是两党制中的两大政党拥有巨大的社会政治力量,这种力量对整个宪政性质和目标的实现产生着巨大作用,而且,这种力量必须被纳入宪政体系当中;第二,它是渗透性要素,现代宪政体系的各大要素,如民主制、政府权力、联邦制,无不渗透进了政党政治 In the contemporary constitutional system of the United States, political parties are undoubtedly an important and influential element. As the constitutional element, the party politics can be mainly seen from two aspects. First, it is a structural element. The political parties, especially the two major parties in the two-party system, have huge social and political forces that are of great significance to the entire constitutional nature and Second, it is an element of percolation, and the major elements of the modern constitutional system, such as democracy, government power and federalism, are all permeated with the goal of achieving its goal. Party politics