Which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Characterizes Political Polarization

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes political polarization in the United States today?

• A) Recent decades have brought serious and increasingly high levels of polarization among U.S.political elites.
• B) Political polarization is mainly found among the masses,but political elites are not polarized.
• C) There is no polarization in the United States,despite perceptions to the contrary.
• D) Polarization has decreased significantly since the election of Donald Trump in 2016.

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