Describe how the New Deal coalition realigned American politics
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe how Franklin D. Roosevelt led a coalition capturing a wide demographic swath, which was maintained for nearly four decades.
2, Detail the nature of the demographic change in the political parties about the time Richard Nixon was elected, which started the Democratic decline that picked up pace after 1980.
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Central to the free-rider problem is the fact that:
a. it is relatively easy to organize groups of like-minded people for action. b. interest groups are most likely to develop in systems that provide people multiple points of access to influence policy. c. interest groups often focus on a particular area of policy at the exclusion of others. d. people want the benefits of an interest group's effort without having to join it.
One measure of the level of crime in any area is the incarceration rate, which shows
a. the number of convictions as compared to the number of total cases. b. the effectiveness of an individual prosecutor, cases versus convictions. c. the number of people in jail or prison compared to the population. d. the number of convicted criminals in jail or prison versus those out on parole.
Federalism is
a. separation of federal government powers b. another word for "unitary" government c. when most power is decentralized d. the territorial division of power
How disciplined are politicians in adhering to their party's platform and their own campaign promises? What explains this?
What will be an ideal response?