Analyze three examples of issues in American life that have been a point of contention between progressives and conservatives: abortion, homosexual rights, and sexuality

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Abortion – Since the legalization of abortion in 1972, there has been a continuous battle between those who would allow a woman to control her own body and those who feel that life begins at conception.
2. Homosexual rights – Generally speaking, conservatives want to deny homosexuals the same rights as everyone else, while progressives feel that everyone should have the same rights.
3. Sexuality – In this realm conservatives are generally guided by principles they claim are derived from a Christian faith, while progressives point to the right to privacy.

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Why did the ancient Greeks sacrifice to their gods?

a. to guarantee Greek supremacy over other cultures b. to guarantee harmony between the gods and mankind c. so that the gods would not intervene in human affairs d. they believed the gods would destroy all mankind without sacrifices e. as a sign of the covenant between the gods and the Greeks

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President Bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced American security consisted of the nations of

a. Germany, Russia, and Italy. b. Russia, China, and Cuba. c. Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. d. Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. e. Sudan, Egypt, and Libya.

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In a study by Mahzarin Banaji and colleagues, researchers measured people’s reaction times to the pairing of male and math compared with female and math. They were measuring ______.

A. implicit stereotypes B. neosexism C. old-fashioned sexism D. gender differences in stress reactivity

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