[单项选择]The two major political parties in Britain are the Conservative Party and ______.
A. the Liberal Party
B. the Labor Party
C. the Republican Party
D. the Democratic Party

There are two major parties in Britain today, the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, which have been in power by turns since 1945. The two—arty system of Britain was formed in the course of the development of the capitalist state and the political parties. In order to strengthen the state machine, the British bourgeoisie have let it come into being and exist in one form or another form since the 17th century. P. S. Tregidgo once said: "The more parties there are, the less likely it is that any one of them will be strong enough in Parliament to outvote all the others; but when there are only two, one of them is sure to have a majority of seats. This helps to ensure a strong and stable government." This may be the reason why the British have the two-party system.
The division into two parties grew out of the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in the 16th century. Because of a purely religious difference of opinion, the Puritans wer
A. Because the trade unions did not do much good for the working people.
B. Because the Liberal Party were not strong enough to defeat the Conservative Party.
C. Because the working people would not like to be members outside the Liberal Party.
D. Because neither of the two major parties was the parties for the working peopl