Which of the following demonstrates how a family’s economic background can shape a person’s political opinions?
a. A child who grew up during the Great Depression becomes an activist for improvements to the welfare system.
b. A child whose family attended church services regularly works to secure government funds for religious organizations at public schools.
c. Children who attended public schools advocate the voucher system as adults.
d. Someone whose parents regularly debated the merits of the Vietnam War at the dinner table becomes a journalist who covers the political ramifications of the military activity in Afghanistan.
e. The child of political refugees from Czechoslovakia writes extensively on oppression in the Middle East.
ANS: A
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Which factor helps explain the growing resistance that presidents of recent years have faced in all their respective roles?
a. the fact that foreign policy dominates their attention b. the fact that Americans care only about pocketbook issues, which presidents cannot affect c. the fact that Americans, who have a persistent sense that Congress should be the center of government, are hostile to presidential leadership d. the fact that Americans have a persistent sense that politicians can do nothing right, which constrains the ability of presidents to lead
Explain the idea of sunshine laws, such as the Freedom of Information Act, and how government information has changed since 9/11/2001.
What will be an ideal response?