Government by proxy includes all of the following tools EXCEPT ______.

The Democratic Party national committee changed its internal procedures to ?be more open and inclusive in response to

A) ?the end of the Civil War and of slavery. B) pressures caused by the Great Depression. C) ??the 1950s "McCarthy Era" blacklisting of citizens. D) ?a traumatic 1968 convention following the assassination of Robert Kennedy. E) ?a desire for more transparency following publicity about surveillance of citizens by the NSA and other national security agencies.

The stream refers to ______ climate or public mood.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).