What Best Represents the Trend of Party Polarization Over the Last

question 8

Multiple Choice

What best represents the trend of party polarization over the last three decades?

• A)The parties have become less polarized because more and more voters are opting to become independents.
• B)Both Republicans and Democrats have become more liberal.-
• C)While members of Congress have not become more extreme,ordinary citizens have.
• D)Each congressional party has become more homogeneous,and the distance between parties has increased.

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