__________ are government guarantees of equality for people in the United States regarding the courts, political participation, treatment by public officials, and access to benefits accorded to other citizens

Why are white ethnic groups, such as Irish, Polish, and German Americans, less distinctive than African and Hispanic Americans in their political opinions?

a. These ethnic groups and their offspring tend not to be members of organized religions. b. These ethnic groups and their offspring have risen in economic standing. c. These ethnic groups and their offspring have become more socially and economically liberal. d. These ethnic groups and their offspring tend to concentrate in urban parts of the Northeast and Midwest.

The use of embargoes and boycotts rather than military force to compel compliance is referred to as

a. economic sanctions. b. détente. c. foreign activism. d. enlargement. e. containment.