The biggest impact the Great Depression had on political parties was __________

a. it gave political parties a huge boost because people were so frustrated with the economic crisis
b. it increased people’s involvement in political machines
c. it gave the political parties less of a hold on the votes of lower- and middle-class Americans because the federal government became the source of welfare and jobs
d. it depleted the money the political machines received from donors


ANS: C

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