How Does the Presidential Primary System Contribute to the Intense

question 83

Multiple Choice

How does the presidential primary system contribute to the intense partisanship of American politics today?

• A) It allows minor parties to compete against the major parties, forcing the main parties into extremism.
• B) The time leading up to the primaries is intensely competitive, so candidates become more and more extreme.
• C) It takes power out of the political parties and puts it into the hands of the candidates, who react by taking their positions to the extreme.
• D) The conventions create an artificial emotionalism that appeals to extreme elements.
• E) It forces candidates to play the most ideologically extreme elements within their party.

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