VOTERS IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: HOW AMERICANS DECIDE
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For committed partisans, party affiliation is still a powerful predictor of choice of candidate.
When party affiliation fails to guide voters, they turn to factors like issues and personal characteristics.
The performance of the economy is high on the list of issues voters are most concerned about.
Social and cultural issues have increasingly dominated recent campaigns.
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Which of the following accurately describes public opinion on economic issues?
A. Large majorities typically support stable or increased government spending on programs that will serve or eventually serve almost everyone. B. Large majorities of the public believe that private businesses should be unregulated and the things people value should be allocated by an unfettered free market. C. The public sends very clear signals that balanced budgets are important and any new spending should be offset by new taxes. D. There is growing support for fundamental reforms of America's entitlements, especially Social Security.
One of the most troublesome aspects of politics for reformers is the so-called __________ that exists between government officials and the interest group lobbies
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Identify the four things that affect what is on the political agenda, according to the text.
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At all levels of constraint, variables are defined both
A) theoretically and conceptually. B) operationally and practically. C) conceptually and operationally. D) dependently and independently.