The Fact That Members of Congress Are Increasingly Voting with Members

question 24

Multiple Choice

The fact that members of Congress are increasingly voting with members of their own party has become a factor in ______.

• A) socialism
• B) political ideology
• C) partisan polarization
• D) the gender gap

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