Given the definition of the North-South gap, __________ is considered to be in the global North.

According to Russell Neuman, the "paradox of mass politics" is that the American political system works as well as it does despite __________

a. the public's lack of knowledge about politics b. the public's lack of consensus on matters of public policy c. the growing polarization of public opinion d. politicians' overreliance on public opinion polls

Economist John Kenneth Galbraith argues that, as a result of the technological revolution, the goals of society as a whole are being shaped by

A) an academic elite. B) a few hundred large corporations. C) corrupt politicians. D) the federal bureaucracy. E) the Supreme Court.