Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 226

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The United States has a two-party system at the state and local levels, but it has been moving in the direction of a one-party system at the national level.
• B) In most presidential elections in the last half century, there has been a spread of at least 20 percentage points between the winning and losing candidates.
• C) Competition on the national level between the two dominant parties had been remarkably close since the end of the Civil War.
• D) Although Democrats and Republicans have controlled the presidency and Congress since 1860, minor and third parties have polled a significant percentage of popular votes in nearly one-fourth of the elections.
• E) The United States has a two-party system at the state and local levels, but it has been moving in the direction of a multi-party system at the national level.