"I'm the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent says he'll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that's one resort he'll be checking into. My opponent won't rule out raising taxes. But I will. And The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I'll say no. And they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again, and all I can say to them is "Read my lips: No new taxes."

- Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush

Throughout the contemporary world, ideologies shape the type of political systems used. Political systems, however, are fueled by power - the power to decide who will govern and how a society will be governed. This quest for power has raised the issue of how much competition should exist among political parties in forming...