Which of the following statements about party polarization is most accurate?
a. Modern elections and governing are dominated by partisan warfare.
b. Party polarization has declined since the 1960s.
c. Citizens have become increasingly partisan, but overall party polarization has not changed since the adoption of the New Deal.
d. American politics has become increasingly centrist, but the American public has become more ideological. -
a
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In reaction to a controversial decision by the state legislature, citizen groups secure enough signatures to place a(n) _____________ on the next election ballot, in which voters will decide whether to confirm or repeal the legislature’s actions.
a. initiative b. recall vote c. popular referendum d. direct plebiscite
The "border" economic region of Texas stretches from Brownsville to
What will be an ideal response?
Poverty in the United States came to a head during ______.
A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s