Which of the following is true about moderate politicians in a time of increasing polarization?
a. They are increasingly sought out to help arbitrate between those more strongly opposed to each other.
b. They are increasingly ignored by their colleagues if they will not join in being more polarized in their views.
c. They are more popular with voters, because they represent a middle way between extremes.
d. They have found it increasingly more difficult to win elections.
d. They have found it increasingly more difficult to win elections.
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a) statement that you set out to prove b) tested by collecting only the data that support it c) proposed before a good research question can be developed d) posits a clear relationship between different factors
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A) bloc voting. B) coattails. C) gerrymandering. D) group voting. E) homogenous voting.
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a. The exchange between elected officials in powerful positions. b. The power advantage that some people have over others. c. The information that is exchanged between practitioners and decision-makers. d. The negotiations that go on in legislative settings.
With respect to pronatalist population policies, __________
A) they encourage childbearing but still allow access to contraception B) traditionally, governments adopted these policies because population was seen as an element of national power C) population is seen as a problem in essentially every country D) most developing countries have strongly pronatalist policies in place