What Is the Current Policy Mood

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the current policy mood?

• A) in favor of government action at the state level but not at the federal level
• B) strongly in favor of government action because of continuing unemployment
• C) Measures of the policy mood in the past few years have been very unstable.
• D) generally neutral toward government action
• E) Opposition to government action is as high as it has been since World War II.

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Definitions:

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychological pathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Societal Norms

Unwritten rules and expectations that regulate the behavior of people within social groups and societies.

Oedipus Conflict

A psychoanalytic theory proposed by Freud highlighting a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Moral Competence

The ability to make decisions based on ethical principles and to act in accordance with one's moral values.