Which of the Following Best Describes Trends in the Public's

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes trends in the public's policy mood during the late 1970s and early 1980s?

• A) conservative
• B) liberal
• C) alternating between conservative and liberal extremes
• D) moderate
• E) impossible to determine because most polls have such high rates of sampling error

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