What best represents the trend of party polarization over the last three decades?
a. The parties have become less polarized because more and more voters are opting to become independents.
b. Both Republicans and Democrats have become more liberal.
c. While members of Congress have not become more extreme, ordinary citizens have.
d. Each congressional party has become more homogeneous, and the distance between parties has increased.
d
You might also like to view...
The first group of Asians to immigrate to the United States in large numbers came from
A) Cambodia. B) Korea. C) Japan. D) China. E) Vietnam.
What were two of the more important reforms of the Progressive Era?
a. the “coal brigade” and the provision of civil war pensions b. patronage and the provision of national pensions c. the Australian ballot and primary elections d. the poll tax and the spoils system
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Inaction is a statement of what this institution thinks about a particular issue. 2. Congress does not have a lot of involvement in environmental and energy concerns, in comparison to the president. 3. If a president is not interested in a policy issue, it is unlikely that Congress will take action. 4. The Senate is responsible for confirming all of the presidential appointments. 5. Unlike the federal government, state do not have environmental agencies.
A social condition in which members of different groups possess substantially the same rights to participate actively in the political system is referred to as
a. political equality. b. social equality. c. economic equality. d. civil equality. e. civil rights.