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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