The Democrats and the Republicans make up what kind of system in the United States?

A. multiparty

B. two-party

C. single-party

D. parliamentary

The correct answer is B. A two-party system.

Nowadays the U. S. political system is a two party system: Democratic Party and Republican Party. Since 1852, both parties have shared the power in the U. S.

Of the 50 states, in 48, presidential candidates get all of a state's electoral as long as they win a plurality of the vote in that state. Candidates who run for Congress need to obtain a plurality - majority of the vote - to win the elction.