The bowling alone phenomenon refers to
a. less people being part of networks where they can discuss politics and potentially organize for political action.
b. social movements becoming increasingly focused on single issues.
c. the increasing reliance of candidates on the support of a single PAC.
d. interest groups becoming increasingly focused on single issues.
e. the president increasingly becoming the central political actor in U.S. politics.
a
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a. on the record b. off the record c. on background d. on deep background
According to Figure 5.4, on political participation rates, what percentage of Americans of voting age votes in presidential elections?
a. less than 50 percent b. a little more than 50 percent c. between 60 and 70 percent d. about 75 percent
In the 1970s, in which country did 34 percent of the people vote for a communist party?
a. Germany b. France c. Spain d. Austria e. Italy
According to standpoint feminists, the gender gap is a result of
a. differences in masculine and feminine roles. b. differences in education and income. c. differences in the representation of women in government. d. differences in the biological essences of man and woman.