All of the following statements concerning political parties in Congress are true EXCEPT ______.

a. parties are important because Congress is organized along party lines
b. parties are important because they are the mechanism for member advancement
c. parties punish members who do not vote with the party position on important issues
d. the parties stand for very different positions on major issues
e. the tendency for a majority of Democrats to vote on the opposite side of a majority of Republicans has been increasing for many years


c. parties punish members who do not vote with the party position on important issues

Political Science

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