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How do Americans generally feel today about political polarization?
 
  a. Hopeful
  b. Dissatisfied
   c. Pleased
  d. Inquisitive

Question -2-

Which time in U.S. history shows an exception to political polarization?
 
  a. The duration of the Great Depression
   b. The period just prior to World War I
  c. The years throughout the Vietnam War
  d. The era immediately following World War II

Question -3-

Which statement regarding the ideologies of the two major U.S. parties is accurate?
 
  a. The ideologies of both major parties have clearly remained consistent throughout American history.
  b. Nixon's pursuit of a Southern strategy in 1968 signaled an ideology change as the long-term process of turning the Southern states into a solid Democratic voting bloc began.
   c. The Democratic South shifted ideology when it realigned to the Republican Party over the issue of race.
  d. When Barry Goldwater was nominated by Republicans in 1964, it signaled the party's allegiance to the more liberal principles of expansive government.

Question -4-

In the broadest sense, movement toward the right-hand side of the ideological spectrum means support for
 
  a. free markets.
  b. policies promoting equality.
  c. more activist federal government.
  d. less responsibility allocated to the states.

Question -5-

Beliefs in the middle of the ideological continuum are considered to be more
 
  a. liberal.
  b. moderate.
  c. conservative.
   d. independent.

Question -6-

In the United States, the ideological continuum can be best thought of as running from
 
  a. top to bottom.
  b. left to right.
  c. middle to extreme.
   d. inside to outside.

(Ans. #1)

b

(Ans. #2)

d

(Ans. #3)

c

(Ans. #4)

a

(Ans. #5)

b

(Ans. #6)

b