Exam 4: The American Political Landscape

In the 1830s,Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the United States had had no great wars because of its __________.

Women gained the right to vote in the United States less than 100 years ago.The best characterization of women's voting pattern since the Nineteenth Amendment was passed would be __________.

Most nations of the world consist of groups of people who have lived together for centuries.

African Americans had little political power until after __________.

According to U.S.Bureau of the Census projections,the non-Hispanic white American population will decline to about what fraction of the population by the year 2050?

Discuss when African Americans began to attain political power in the United States and describe their current political alignments.

The demographic change that has increased the proportion of the population over the age of 65 is known as __________.

Fundamentalists typically take which of the following positions?

In both political and economic terms,__________ is the most powerful state in the Union.

Distinguish between cross-cutting and reinforcing cleavages,and discuss which best describes the United States.What types of cleavages do you see in American society today? Predict what might happen with these cleavages in the years ahead and give examples.

In the 2012 election,Republican Mitt Romney took what position toward efforts to reduce income inequality?

Evidence of growing African American political power is apparent in the dramatic increase in __________.

In the 1960s,southern segregationists used the creed of __________ to justify their views.

Identify which groups are most likely to be poor in the United States and explain why this issue is largely overlooked in American politics.

African Americans constitute what percentage of the U.S.population?

Fundamentalist Christians are an important force for which American political party?

Women gained the right to vote in the entire United States in __________.

Which state is part of the Bible Belt?

Sectional distinctions in the United States refer to differences based on __________.

When social and economic differences bolster one other,making political conflict more intense and polarizing the society,social scientists call them __________.