The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 34

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"…It follows,from what has been stated,that it is a great and dangerous error to suppose that all people are equally entitled to liberty.It is a reward to be earned,not a blessing to be gratuitously lavished on all alike-a reward reserved for the intelligent,the patriotic,the virtuous and deserving,and not a boon to be bestowed on a people too ignorant,degraded and vicious to be capable either of appreciating or of enjoying it."
John C.Calhoun,"A Disquisition on Government," 1849
-One of the most significant effects of rhetoric like that used here was

• A) widespread opposition to the Civil War.
• B) increased support for westward expansion.
• C) the demise of the two-party system.
• D) increased sectional divisions between the North and South.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Origin

The beginning or root of a thought process in the human mind.

Stereotype

A common, yet rigid and simplified conception of a specific kind of individual or object.

Ethnocentrism

The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often accompanied by a prejudiced outlook on others.

Contact

In psychology, it can refer to the act of interaction or communication between individuals or groups, which can influence perceptions and relationships.