CGP Unit #8 Test Review

Internal divisions in society based on differences in class, ethnicity, religion, and/or territory are

• political cleavages

• social cleavages

• cross-cutting cleavages

• coinciding cleavages

When social cleavages become politicized, and then impact the culture behavior and values of making decisions on government as well as causes tensions and conflicts in this realm.

• political cleavages

• social cleavages

• cross-cutting cleavages

• coinciding cleavages

When every dispute aligns the same groups against each other..

• political cleavages

• social cleavages

• cross-cutting cleavages

• coinciding cleavages

When divisions in a society split into many potential groups that may conflict on one issue but cooperate on another.

• political cleavages

• social cleavages

• cross-cutting cleavages

• coinciding cleavages

Karl Marx is BEST associated with which politically-relevant social cleavage?

• social class

• religion

• geographical region

• urban/rural divide

In European democracies are more likely than in the U.S. to have political parties tied to ______________ .

• social class

• religion

• geographical region

• urban/rural divide

Liberal democrats are MOST likely to be residents of __________ areas.

• Red state

• Urban

• Rural

• Southern

Check ALL that apply. Conservative Republican voters reside in which geographical regions?

• Urban

• Blue States

• Red States

• Rural

The political cleavage that BEST characterized the Civil War and Reconstruction eras is _______________.

• East vs. West

• North vs. South

• Urban vs. Rural

• Red vs. blue state

Teachers voting for Democrats and police officers supporting Republicans is examples of _____________ as a political cleavage.

• occupation

• social class

• religion

• geographic region