Procuring vital raw materials, protecting citizens traveling overseas, keeping trade markets open, and protecting firms operating in other countries are all functions that leaders perform to advance which of the following?
a. democracy
b. free enterprise
c. the national interest
d. American values
c
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Although statistics are calculated to represent parameters, we know that there can be a difference between the calculated statistic and population parameters. This difference is called
a. sampling error b. sampling frame c. sampling difference d. parameter difference
What is the relationship between money and politics that critics cite as a reason our American form of government is on the decline?
a. The huge sums of money donated to political campaigns by corporations and wealthy individuals have the potential to influence the behavior of those who win elections. b. The vast majority people who vote are wealthy and they only vote for candidates that seek to maintain the current class structure. c. The restrictions the federal government has placed on campaign financing limits the candidate “pool” to only the ultra-wealthy. d. Americans see wealth as a characteristic of a strong leader and, therefore, have the tendency to only vote for wealthy candidates. e. Corporations are spending so much money on political campaigns that the economy has suffered because of it.
A story that contains no policy content and is not related to the day's events but that commonly discusses popular personalities and is designed to draw greater viewer interest is called
A) market-driven journalism. B) the Fox effect. C) primetime programming. D) reality TV. E) infotainment.
Which of these is not true of home schooling in Texas?
a. Home schools are a type of charter school. b. Home schooling in Texas operates "underground" without state approval c. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that home schooling was protected just as private schooling was. d. Recent estimates are that as many as 300,000 Texas students are being educated at home. e. Home schools are a type of charter school, and home schooling in Texas operates "underground" without state approval.