Which of the Following Was True About the 2016 Party

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true about the 2016 party platforms, which were statements of the policy positions of each party?

• A) Few voters learn of the differences between the parties from them; rather, voters learned about the parties' positions through political news and campaign advertising.
• B) They were most voters' primary sources for learning the differences between the parties.
• C) They were very similar in the policies advocated by both major parties.
• D) They avoided controversial topics such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and guns to appeal to the swing voters.

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