"WITHOUT OUR TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES CUTTING ACROSS ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC INTEREST, DEMOCRACY AS WE KNOW IT COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE TO FUNCTION" THE AUTHOR OF THIS STATEMENT PROBABLY MEANT TO SUGGEST THAT?

A.AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM IS THE BROADLY BASED APPEAL OF THE TWO POLITICAL PARTIES

B.ONLY A TWO-PARTY SYSTEM CAN FUNCTION IN A DEMOCRACY

C.POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S. TEND TO REPRESENT SECTIONAL INTERESTS

D.THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES

I THINK ITS ETHER A OR C CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME(:

The statement says nothing about sectional interests.

The answer must be A.

3.) A study of the causes of the American Revolution of 1776, the French Revolution of 1789, and the Russian Revolution of 1917 best supports the generalization that revolution is most likely to occur when

To determine the correct answer, let's analyze the given statement: "Without our two great political parties cutting across economic and geographic interests, democracy as we know it could never have been made to function."

The author is suggesting that the two major political parties in the context of democracy are crucial for its functioning. Now, let's evaluate the options:

A. "An important feature of the U.S. political system is the broadly based appeal of the two political parties." This answer choice aligns with the author's suggestion that the political parties have a broadly based appeal, which is essential for democracy to function. It is a possible correct answer.

B. "Only a two-party system can function in a democracy." This option goes beyond the author's statement as it claims that only a two-party system can function in a democracy, which is not explicitly stated. Therefore, this answer choice is unlikely to be correct.

C. "Political parties in the U.S. tend to represent sectional interests." This option suggests that the political parties represent sectional interests, which can be synonymous with cutting across economic and geographic interests. Therefore, this answer choice is also a possible correct answer.

D. "There is no significant difference between the Democratic and Republican parties." This option contradicts the author's statement, which emphasizes the importance of two political parties. Thus, this answer choice is unlikely to be correct.

Based on the analysis, both options A and C align with the author's statement. However, option A more accurately reflects the author's probable intention, as it directly mentions the broadly based appeal of the two political parties. Therefore, the most suitable answer is A. "An important feature of the U.S. political system is the broadly based appeal of the two political parties."