UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OPINION IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN POLITICS
What will be an ideal response?
American political culture reflects respect for the political values of liberty, individualism, equality of opportunity, and private property.
These values support a limited government role in meeting individual needs.
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The cost of local government is ultimately passed on to ______.
a. corporations b. nonprofits c. citizens d. interest groups
The only two presidents ever to be impeached are Bill Clinton and
A. James Buchanan. B. Andrew Johnson. C. Richard Nixon. D. James Madison. E. Warren Harding.
When was the first federal legislation with "civil rights" in the title passed?
a) 1666 b) 1766 c) 1866 d) 1966
George Gallup believed that __________. This belief continues to be common today
a. the public should be surveyed only when the relative importance of an issue is high b. leaders should have an appraisal of public opinion and consider it in reaching their decisions c. straw polls should be used to gauge public opinion d. pollsters should expect a high degree of consistency in citizens' day-to-day political views