When a substantial percentage of a sample selected to give opinions on an issue agrees on that issue, researchers say that there is a polarization of opinion

Political action committees are organized to do which of the following?

a. run candidates for public office b. manage protest demonstrations c. raise and contribute money to candidates for public office d. develop ad campaigns e. write party platforms

Suppose a political scientist is designing a questionnaire for a study about globalization and the American economy. Which one of these potential questions would be appropriate for a study that is taking an ideational approach to

political explanation? a. How strongly do you support or oppose protectionist policies such as tariffs and import quotas? b. Have any of your friends or family members lost their job in the past five years because of outsourcing? c. Do you think that multinational corporations have too much power over the policymaking process? d. Has your personal or household budget been impacted, either positively or negatively, by free-trade policies?