In the Late Eighteenth Century, What Did Many Americans Think

question 89

Multiple Choice

In the late eighteenth century, what did many Americans think about political parties?

• A) Political parties were necessary instruments for identifying and mobilizing public opinion.
• B) Political parties were factions and inherently corrupt.
• C) Political parties could function as the practical embodiment of different social classes and regions.
• D) Political parties would provide stability and a sense of tradition to a system that otherwise would unravel at the seams.
• E) Political parties were an essential part of the great tradition of English democracy to which Americans were heirs.

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