In the late eighteenth century, what did many Americans think about political parties?
A) Political parties were necessary instruments for identifying and mobilizing public opinion.
B) Political parties were factions and inherently corrupt.
C) Political parties could function as the practical embodiment of different social classes and regions.
D) Political parties would provide stability and a sense of tradition to a system that otherwise would unravel at the seams.
E) Political parties were an essential part of the great tradition of English democracy to which Americans were heirs.
B
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