This idea is named for an analyst at the Mackinac (“MACK-uh-naw”) Center who described less vehement opposition to school choice in Michigan. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this idea that Joseph Lehman contrasted with politicians “ordering dessert from a menu.” Joshua Treviño outlined six degrees within this idea ranging from “unthinkable” to “policy.”
ANSWER: Overton window [prompt on window of discourse]
[10h] According to this idea developed by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, shifts towards radicalism in the Overton window could elicit more radical opinions and the feeling of isolation amongst previously mainstream views.
ANSWER: spiral of silence
[10e] These institutions try to shift the Overton Window with research or legislative testimony. Examples of these policy nonprofits in DC include the Heritage Foundation and Brookings Institution.
ANSWER: think tanks [prompt on research institutes; prompt on policy institutes; prompt on research foundations]
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