The shared religious values of Catholics often unite them in voting for socially conservative candidates;however, in a recent public opinion survey, researchers noted that Catholics with blue-collar occupations
(e.g., service technicians or maintenance workers) tended to support candidates who also favored the death penalty, whereas white-collar Catholics (e.g., lawyers or accountants) tended to oppose the death penalty. What explains this division?
a. cohort replacement
b. crosscutting cleavages
c. elitism versus pluralism
d. interactive theory
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a. illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, but that ruling has recently been interpreted in morepermissive ways
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