Card 119 / 123: Why does the United States have only two viable political parties?
A) The United States has proportional representation rather than single-member districts.
B) Americans' political views are not very diverse.
C) The founders of the Constitution were suspicious of political factions and thus established a lasting preference for few parties.
D) The parties take extreme ideological positions to become prominent in government.
E) Americans have been historically averse to radical politics and desire to maintain a stable democratic political system.

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