Private international organizations whose activities parallel those of interest groups ( e.g., advancing human rights, fighting poverty, improving labor conditions, supporting education, protecting children’s rights, etc.) are known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
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The California constitution requires districts to respect
a. old districts b. racial groupings. c. cities and towns. d. special districts.
The double majority requires that
a. the Council of Ministers approval of legislative proposals requires a vote that represents both a majority (55%) of the member states and a majority (65%) of the EU population. b. legislative proposals must gain an approval of a majority in both the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. c. the Council of Ministers must vote twice on legislative proposals, with a majority supporting the proposals on each vote. d. some legislative proposals require the approval of a super-majority (75%) of the votes in the Council of Ministers, while others require only a simple majority (51%). e. legislative proposals must gain a qualified majority in the Council of Ministers and a simple majority in the European Parliament.
Vladimir Putin's continued success in Russian elections is most likely a result of the fact that _____
a. his party has assembled a diverse coalition b. he has eliminated all meaningful competition c. voters respond positively to his restrained leadership style d. the middle class has grown larger and more secure under his leadership
Factorial designs present many problems. Which of the following is NOT among them?
a. they often require a large number of participants b. if the design incorporates more than two factors, the higher-order interactions may be difficult to interpret c. simultaneous manipulation of all the factors can be difficult d. they can be used with one or more factors or independent variables