Here are the responses to each of your questions based on historical and political context:
Question 18: How has the process to enfranchise more people evolved throughout U.S. history?
- Response: The addition of new amendments to the Constitution has taken place slowly over many decades.
Question 19: Which of the following is the best example of a way the media and the people can limit government?
- Response: During the Vietnam Conflict, media showed graphic images of military battles, which led to protests and eventually the end of the military conflict.
Question 20: Which statement assesses the role and impact of interest groups and PACs in campaigns and elections?
- Response: The forming of interest groups, which recruit and financially support experienced candidates, has caused a larger role for interest groups during campaigns, as they attempt to win elections and enact legislation as they spend money and use influence to win.
Question 21: Which of the following best describes political contributions individuals can make to candidates?
- Response: Political contributions are constitutionally protected forms of free expression.
Question 22: Which of the following is an accurate description of "agenda setting"?
- Response: The ability of certain institutions or individuals to impact the topics that people are thinking about.
Question 23: Which statement best describes the relationship between the Constitution and interest groups?
- Response: Interest group activities are legally protected forms of citizen participation.
Question 24: Which of the following is a way that private institutions use funds to influence public policy?
- Response: Corporations donate funds to candidates for their campaigns.
Question 25: Which of the following sentences from Jackson's 1830 message to Congress shows the most bias?
- Response: "What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms . . . ?"
Question 26: Which of the following is true about demographic categories?
- Response: A single demographic category does not determine a person's political beliefs.
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