Samples of Republicans and Democrats Have Been Tested for Their $\pm$

Multiple Choice

Samples of Republicans and Democrats have been tested for their level of support for a new immigration policy.The test statistic is 0.54 and the critical region begins at $\pm$ 1.96.What may we conclude?

A) the difference is significant,there are differences between the parties on this issue
B) the difference is significant,the parties are the same on this issue
C) the difference is not significant
D) the difference is not significant and a Type I error has occurred