What is the power of patronage?

a. the influence commanded by the paternal image of early presidents 
b. the appointment of loyal people who can help a president politically 
c. the power exerted by the president’s party 
d. the influence of the president’s home-state constituents 
 


b. the appointment of loyal people who can help a president politically 

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a. Its members are elected by the National Party Congress with a limited choice of candidates. b. Formally, it directs party policy when the National Party Congress is not in session. c. Its meetings can be forums for discussions of the party's elite. d. It meets annually. e. It consists of about 100 members.

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With bivariate regression, R2 is calculated by squaring the value of:

a. ANOVA b. gamma c. Cramer’s V d. Pearson’s r

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The Polish Roundtable Talks of 1988 resulted in which of the following?

A. the legalization of the independent trade union B. cautious moves toward easing censoring and legalizing an independent trade union C. Nothing. No compromise was reached. D. The country’s name was changed.

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According to the 2009 report of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, which country is the largest polluter of fossil fuels?

a. China b. United States c. Russia d. India e. Brazil

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