Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?
A) blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression
B) veterans of World War II and the Korean War, who entered college on the G.I. bill
C) upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences
D) conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s
E) recent immigrants to the United States

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The New Politics movement arose in the 1960s as a response to concerns about government performance and the social problems of the time. It was led by progressive, liberal activists, many of whom were young, educated, middle-class professionals. This description fits option C, which identifies upper-middle-class professionals who were involved in the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s as a key group in the New Politics movement. The other options do not match the characteristics of typical New Politics activists.

Which of the Following Groups Is Most Likely to Belong