without our two great political parties cutting across economic and geogaphic interests, democracy as we know it could never have been made to function. "the author of this statement probably meant to suggest that

a) an important feature of the us political system is the broadly based appeal of the two political parties
b) each polotical party appeals toa different social class
c) only a two party system can function in a democrazy
d) political parties in the united states tend to represent sectional interest
e) there is no significant difference between the democratic and republican parties

i really think that the answer is b

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Do you know what this means?

" two great political parties cutting across economic and geogaphic interests"
so the answer could be a
Yes!

Both Democratic and Republican policies represent rich and poor and those in the middle. The represent people in all parts of the country.