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skymedlock

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Many Americans believe that liberals prefer more government involvement, while conservatives favor less government involvement. What area of public policy undercuts this simple more-less distinction between liberals and conservatives?
 
  a. civil liberties; liberals favor more protections of civil liberties, conservatives favor fewer protections
  b. crime and punishment; liberals favor more government involvement to promote social order; conservatives favor less government involvement to promote social order
  c. social services; liberals favor more spending on social services; conservatives favor less spending on social services
  d. employment equality; liberals favor more government involvement to ensure that minorities receive equal treatment in employment; conservatives favor less government involvement in employment practices

Question 2

How would an environmentally minded farmer exercise her First Amendment guarantee of free assembly to encourage landowners from exercising their mineral rights?
 
  a. write letters to her congressperson
  b. phone in her disapproval to a talk radio show and reach its wider audience
  c. picket on her neighbor's property with her husband and children
  d. form a citizen's action committee for her neighbors and other stakeholders



fraziera112

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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