Have Affirmative Action programs in higher education been effective? Provide one argument for and one argument against Affirmative Action programs in higher education.
What will be an ideal response?
A supporting argument would be that these programs promote diversity and enhance the student learning experience. An opposing argument might be that the programs prevent the admission of better-qualified students and raise the issue of fairness.
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If a lobbyist cannot schedule a meeting with a legislator, that lobbyist's next best option is to__________.
A. run an ad in the local newspaper informing the legislator's constituents that the legislator is not doing his or her job B. ask the speaker of the house to help schedule a meeting C. ask the governor's chief of staff to intervene D. buy lunch for the legislator's staff
In the case of Washington v. Glucksberg, the Supreme Court ruled that
A. the Supreme Court has ruled that the patient-doctor confidentiality privilege prevents either the Court or the legislature from deciding on assisted suicides, one way or the other. B. the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to die, and, as such, guarantees them access to assisted suicide. C. since the sick and the elderly place a burden on society, physicians have wide discretion in euthanizing patients. D. the Constitution does not guarantee citizens the right to die. E. although the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to die, it does not guarantee the right to assisted suicide.
Surveys of public opinion, or __________, are the most reliable indicator of what the public is thinking, and an entire industry and science have grown up around measuring opinion on everything from presidents to toothpaste
A) questionnaires B) interrogatories C) polls D) testimonials E) all of the above
Social scientists have an ethical obligation to the population they study because _______
A) they study human subjects B) they use quantitative data collection methods C) they have no influence on policy and law D) they have no risk of inflicting physical or emotional harm to subjects