Question: What is a third party? O political parties formed as an alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, also known as minor parties O a party-based election rule in which the number of seats a party receives is a function of the share of votes it receives in an election O a district drawn so members of a party can be assured of winning by a comfortable margin O is someone who is unnecessary to a group and is tagging along. In this case, the group usually consists of a couple and the third, superfluous person.