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Question

1. Which of these describes elite level ideological polarization?

The clustering at the poles of congressional NOMINATE or CF scores

Increasing animosity between members of congress across party lines

Increasing animosity among the public for out-partisans

Increasing ideological sorting among the public

2. GINI scores measure what social science concept

Income inequality

Wealth accumulations

Economic output

Social inequality

3. What does elite ideological polarization mean?

The internal ideological cohesiveness of the parties is high, and the ideological differences across the parties is high.

There are divisions within each of the parties.

There is less civility between the parties.

The parties lack a coherent ideological vision.

4. The Metzler Richard model predicts what

Democracies should increase redistribution in response to inequality

Democracies should increase redistribution in response to wealth

Autocracies should increase redistribution in response to inequality

Democracies should increase inequality

5. American's have become less affectively polarized over the last 20 years.

False

True