In theory, ideologies promote consistency among political attitudes by connecting them to a more general principle or set of principles. In practice, ideologies ______.

A. are incoherently connected beliefs
B. often combine attitudes linked more by coalitional politics than by principle
C. are inherited from your parents
D. reflect little more than the emotion of the moment for most people


Answer: B

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