Why does a person's occupation matter in understanding his or her voter participation?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that occupation is a contributing factor to socioeconomic status (SES) and that SES affects voter turnout.
2, Explain how people with higher level professional jobs are more likely to develop the civic skills that help to reduce the perceived costs of voting.
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Interest group liberalism holds that
A) the fact that there are numerous interest groups proves nothing, because groups are extremely unequal in power. B) interest groups win some and lose some, but no group wins or loses all the time. C) when one interest group throws its weight around too much, its opponents are likely to intensify their organization and thus restore balance to the system. D) virtually all pressure group demands are legitimate, and the job of government is to advance them all. E) the role of government is to leaven the natural inequalities of the free market system and that entails paying more attention to the needs of economically weak interest groups and less attention to economically powerful groups.
A student might be led to join a social movement by __________, such as rising student loan debt
a. availability of resources for mobilization b. real or perceived distress c. a sense of efficacy d. a supportive environment