In order to create a(n) __________ in which most Americans feel at home, the United States has relied largely on voluntary integration.
A) alternative mainstream culture
B) greater sense of nationalism
C) series of distinct subcultures
D) mainstream culture
What is the difference between elite and mass political culture?
A) Elites possess better education, higher income, and more influence, and they are much more
interested in politics and are more participatory.
B) Elites possess equivalent education to their mass political culture counterparts, higher income,
and more influence, and they are much more interested in politics and are more participatory.
C) Elites possess better education, higher income, but only nominal influence, but they are much
more interested in politics and are more participatory.
D) Elites possess better education, higher income, and more influence, yet they are less
participatory.
Why is it standard across the world that people possessing greater education, money, and ideological convictions take the leading roles in politics?
A) Better-educated people show greater interest in political fundraising, in addition to showing
greater political efficacy, and tend to feel that what they do has at least some political impact.
B) Better-educated people, despite showing less political competence, show greater political
efficacy and are less concerned with whether what they do has a political impact.
C) Better-educated people show greater political competence and they feel that what they do has
at least some political impact.
D) Better-educated people can afford to be uninvested in politics, and therefore show less
political efficacy while maintaining the sense that they feel that politicians work directly for
them.
According to conservatives, all of the following are reasons why crime is down EXCEPT:
a) Incarceration rates have increased. b) Unemployment rates have been falling. c) Capital punishment has become more common. d) Policing has become more aggressive
What is the Dutch model for dealing with the problem of drug use?
a) Keeping society drug-free by making all drugs illegal b) Lowering rates of drug use by enforcing harsh penalties for use c) Harm reduction, by limiting people's contact with hard drugs d) Legalization of all drugs