Why is participation in the census so important?

a. participation indicates the legitimacy of government and of laws passed by Congress
b. changes in the U.S. population affect membership in political parties—
c. information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion in federal funding is spent each year
d. information from the census determines tax rates


c

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The null hypothesis states that

A) There is no statistical difference between the population means. B) The population mean is different than the sample mean on a variable of interest. C) There is always a difference between samples because of sampling error. D) Any difference between samples will be negligible.

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Which of the following areas has not been the focus of one of the Supreme Court’s historical eras?

a. nation-state authority b. government regulation of the economy c. congressional delegation to the executive branch d. civil rights and liberties

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Issues regarding external validity can be partitioned into several categories. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?

a. population b. ecological c. spatial d. temporal

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The media play a role in keeping and protecting democracy by

A) ?providing objective, neutral, and accurate information which gives an accurate picture of events. B) ?printing negative stories about dictatorships and other non-democratic countries. C) giving democratically elected leaders the chance to say what they want without being challenged. D) ?insisting on patriotism and support for the country's military campaigns.

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