Which of the Following Statements About the Ideological Preferences of Americans

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the ideological preferences of Americans is FALSE?

• A) More Americans have identified themselves as conservatives than as liberals over the last twenty years.
• B) The percentage of Americans identifying themselves as liberals has increased since the mid-1990s.
• C) More Americans have identified themselves as moderates than as liberals over the last twenty years.
• D) Prior to 2000, there were almost no Americans who identified themselves as liberal.
• E) More Americans have identified themselves as liberals or conservatives than as moderates over the last twenty years.

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