Even when the public's opinion on a policy is unknown, it may have an effect on the actions of politicians because they guess how the public might respond and act accordingly. This phenomenon is called the

A) law of opinion. D) law of influences.
B) law of anticipated reactions. E) law of authority.
C) strategy of public opinion.


B

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a. True. b. False.

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On which of the following issues has public opinion grown more conservative in recent years?

a. Law and order issues b. Gay and lesbian rights c. Civil rights for African Americans d. Civil rights for Hispanic Americans e. Women's rights

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Today the largest sector of unionized workers is

A) auto workers. B) university employees. C) agricultural workers. D) municipal government employees. E) pipefitters and plumbers.

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a. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War b. The 1956 Suez Crisis c. The 1967 Six-Day War d. The 1973 Yom Kippur War

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