Why Aren't Ideological Contests in America Like Those in Europe

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why aren't ideological contests in America like those in Europe?

• A) because most Americans share many of the same fundamental beliefs
• B) because there are too many parties to have any kind of coherent ideological arguments in Europe
• C) because the party system is so much older in Europe that most of the parties' ideological differences have been ironed out
• D) because our two-party system is much more contentious than that of the multiparty systems in Europe
• E) because partisan politics doesn't exist in Europe

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