politics

Question 1

Controversy

Answer 1

A debate, discussion of opposing opinions, disagreement

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

circumstances that surrounds any situation - background information

Question 3

Contra + vertere =

Answer 3

establishing your position and turning against the position that contradicts yours: dispute

Question 4

Controversy

Answer 4

a prolonged public dispute concerning a matter of opinion

Question 5

Political Polarization

Answer 5

division into 2 sharply contrasting sets of political opinions or beliefs

Question 6

capitol punishment

Answer 6

Killing someone as punishment for a crime

Question 7

utilitarian

Answer 7

capital punishment as a way of bettering society as a group

Question 8

when is capital punishment applied

Answer 8

defendants convicted of capital offenses – such as murder, treason, genocide

Question 9

Etymology of “controversy”

Answer 9

revenge disputed

Question 10

mutual antipathy

Answer 10

hostility toward the opposing party

Question 11

ideological echo chambers

Answer 11

an environment where a person only encounters information or opinions that reflect and reinforce their own.