Which government program is called the third rail of American politics by politicians because, like the high-voltage bar that powers subway trains, if you touch it you die?

A. same-sex marriage
B. abortion
C. religion
D. social security

Answer: D

Political Science

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Political culture is

a. created by the media to make money from the government. b. specified in Article IV of the Constitution. c. the set of values supported by a society that conflict with the body politic. d. the set of fundamental, widely supported values that hold a society together and give legitimacy to its political institutions. e. the set of sharply divisive, partisan views toward current political issues such as health care, abortion, and prayer in schools.

Political Science

Classical liberal thinkers generally advanced theories of

A) community rights. D) expansive government. B) absolutism. E) the good of the community. C) limited government.

Political Science