Which statement best defines polarization?
A. A division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs (can eventually lead to gridlock).
B. Incentives granted by Congress to think collectively.
C. A scenario where different parties in Congress all effectively come together to compromise.
D. Gauge public opinion on specific policies via Gallup Polling.
Ans: A. A division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs (can eventually lead to gridlock).
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In which of the following ways do social class, occupation, and income of a person appear to affect that person's opinions on public matters?
A) People who identify with the working class are more likely to favor federal social-welfare programs than are people who identify with the middle class. B) Community leaders are more tolerant of communists, atheists, and nonconformists than are people of lower social and economic status. C) Children brought up in homes of lower economic status are taught to accept more readily than are children reared in upper-class homes. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
National security, police and fire departments, and education are examples of _____ goods.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When was universal suffrage for White men achieved?
A. in the 1780s at the end of the Revolution B. in the 1860s at the outset of the Civil War C. in the early 1800s with Jefferson's first term as President D. in the 1840s, in the wake of the triumph of Jacksonian democracy
Which interest groups appear to have the most influence on foreign policy?
a. Public interest groups b. Human rights groups c. Labor unions d. Large corporations e. Civil liberties groups