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Discussion 3: Ideology and Political Polarization 11 unread reply.11 reply. Take the Pew Center’s political ideology quiz found here: Quiz. Study your results, and also read about the other ideological categories. Discuss the Pew Center quiz results in the context of the other readings. Were you surprised the by the category that the Pew Center tool placed you in? Do these categories help you understand ideology or do they confuse matters for you? What’s missing from these categories? Why do think that the country is so sharply divided ideologically? Write at least 250 words and make a substantial comment on one or more other student’s posting.. Background Materials 1. OpenStax, American Government, Chapter 6 2. Michael Dimok and Richard Wike, “America is Exceptional in the Nature of Its Political Divide, (Links to an external site.)” (Pew Center, November 2020). 3. Stephen Hawkins and Tommy Flint, “Two Stories, One America: How Political Narratives Shape Our Understanding of Reality .” (Kennedy School Review, July 20, 2016). I will take the quiz and send results