Among the Reasons American Government Is Now Much Harder to Administer

question 24

Multiple Choice

 Among the reasons American government is now much harder to administer than in the 18th and 19th centuries is that 

• A) The United States consists of 300 million diverse and free people, instead of 4 million people in a slave-holding society. 
• B) The United States is politically divided. 
• C) The 20th century featured more consensus among the political elite. 
• D) Federalism has reduced the importance of the states. 
• E) There are fewer interest groups participating in government today.

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