One Reason That America Has Such Low Levels of Political

question 82

Multiple Choice

One reason that America has such low levels of political involvement and voter turnout is that

• A) political parties are too strong to allow for public involvement in the political process.
• B) political parties are not strong enough to function effectively.
• C) there are too many political parties for Americans to choose from.
• D) political parties do not exert any influence over elected officials.
• E) the major political parties are too similar on most issues to provide effective choices for voters.

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