What is one of the major consequences of V. O. Key Jr.'s definition of public opinion?
A. Political actors must follow public opinion without any question.
B. Every government, democratic or otherwise, has to pay attention to public opinion in some fashion.
C. Only democratic governments have to pay attention to public opinion since elections are essential.
D. Those who have the power to move public opinion are the most important actors in the political system.
Answer: B
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A) "white flight" from the suburbs to the inner cities. B) riots and violence in some southern cities. C) the federalizing of the National Guard in every major city. D) President Eisenhower's executive order guaranteeing students could attend the closest neighborhood school. E) impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Earl Warren.
After the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, some southern states passed “black codes.” What did these laws attempt to do?
a. Accommodate the needs of newly-freed slaves. b. Make slavery legal again under certain circumstances. c. Restrict the rights of former slaves and relegate them to second-class citizenship. d. Restrict some rights of former slaves until a certain period of time had passed.