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panfilo

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The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn
 
  a. almost as much as the remaining 80 percent of families combined.
  b. about as much as the poorest 40 percent of families combined.
  c. a share of income about equal to that of other quintiles.
  d. only slightly more than the national average.

Question 2

What is the political spectrum? Describe how attitudes fall on the political spectrum. What defines conservative, liberal, and left-radical positions?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

(Answer: a)

Answer to Question 2

How do social issues differ from economic issues? Finally, what types of people tend to be on the left and right of each type of issue?
 Attitudes on the political spectrum range from the far left at one extreme through middle of the road views at the center to the far right at the other extreme.
 Social issues are political debates involving moral judgments about how people should live, while economic issues are political debates about how a society should produce and distribute material resources.
 In general, economic liberals favor government regulation of the economy in order to reduce inequality, while economic conservatives call for a smaller role for government in the economy.
 In general, social liberals think that people should be free to shape their lifestyles for themselves, while social conservatives are respectful of traditional values and want to conserve them, criticizing what they see as too much tolerance in today's society.



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