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Question 1.
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The and other sources of information revealed that the American people had been deceived during the escalation of tension in Vietnam (specifically concerning the Gulf of Tonkin incident). 

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The passed by the U.S. Congress gave the president of the United States the authority to use military force if necessary to repel armed attacks in Vietnam. This became the legal basis for the U.S. armed build-up in Southeast Asia. 

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is the collective political attitudes and beliefs expressed by ordinary citizens. 

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For survey results to be valid, the sample must have been drawn . 

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is a system of interrelated attitudes and beliefs. 

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Citizens' sense of (that is, their feelings about whether government pays any attention to ordinary people, whether voting does any good, and so forth) varies depending on how things are going. 

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begins at a rather young age and tends to remain stable throughout people's lives. 

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In recent decades there has been a in the proportion of people who identify with either one of the two parties. 

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Those Americans who call themselves tend to put more emphasis on economic liberty and freedom from government interference than do liberals. 

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Those Americans who stress equality of opportunity and the need for government regulation and safety nets are called . 

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African-Americans tend to be more liberal on economic issues than whites. This reflects their economically position in American society. 

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are one of the least politically active groups in the United States. 

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When public opinion changed permanently by a substantial amount and the issue was prominent, government policy moved in the same 87 percent of the time within a year or so afterwards. 

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