Question: How has America's changing population shaped the political landscape in the United States? Group of answer choices The growing racial and ethnic diversity of the population has made reaching a consensus about the scope of government and which programs should be funded much easier. The growing racial and ethnic diversity of the population has raised contentious debates regarding the balance of power between different areas of the country and heightened the urban-rural divide. As the United States has become more racially and ethnically diverse, it has seen widespread participation by these groups in politics. The growing racial and ethnic diversity of the population has produced a fairer balance in the representation of rural and urban areas of the country.