The socioeconomic makeup of the Congress is representative of the general population

According to some political observers, the different reaction of many blacks versus most whites to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, can be linked to the fact that ______.

a. whites are often treated with suspicion without any real cause b. blacks and whites experience the criminal justice system in the same ways c. blacks tend to perceive the police as persecutors rather than protectors d. Stop-and-Frisk policies affect mostly white men e. whites are more likely to receive harsher sentences than blacks

Average state opinion ______ be reflected in state-level policy decisions.

a. does not tend to b. will someday c. does tend to be d. will never be