What Statement Best Describes the Democrats' 1952 Presidential Candidate

question 81

Multiple Choice

What statement best describes the Democrats' 1952 presidential candidate.Adlai Stevenson?

• A)He was barely known outside of his home state.
• B)He had made a name for himself as an anti-communist in the Senate.
• C)He had made himself a self-made millionaire through a series of department stores.
• D)He became famous when he and the 101st Division captured Adolph Hitler in World War II.
• E)He was a victim of the Second Red Scare.

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Definitions:

Social Pressure

The influence exerted by society on individuals to adopt certain behaviors, norms, or attitudes.

Social Constraints

The limitations or pressures exerted by societal norms and expectations on an individual's behavior.

Cognitive Routes

Pathways of thought that influence attitudes or behaviors through reasoned or logical processing of information.

Attitude Specificity

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