Critically affecting the electoral college vote, bringing new issues to the public agenda, and venting popular discontent are important roles played by
A) intra-party factions.
B) splinter groups in a multiparty system.
C) the two-party system in thwarting extreme or unconventional views.
D) third parties in a two-party system.
E) parties based on a single issue in a multiple-issue society.
Answer: D