Barbour and Wright characterize the range of ideological debate in the United States as ______.
A. unchanging since the time of the American Revolution
B. wide, but shrinking as libertarians begin to fade from American politics
C. relatively narrow compared to many other democracies
D. narrower today than during the Cold War
Answer: C. relatively narrow compared to many other democracies
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