Why did the British Parliament impose new taxes on colonists following the French and Indian War?
What will be an ideal response?
to raise revenue for the defense of newly acquired territory
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The winners of elections often believe that they have a(n) __________, which is a command, indicated by an electorate's votes, for the newly elected officials to carry out a party platform or policy agenda
a. dictate b. consensus c. initiative d. mandate
Where did U.S. parties first arise? Why did they prove necessary in this setting? Why did parties spread from there to other areas of politics?
What will be an ideal response?
"External validity" of an experiment refers to the extent to which
a. the operational definitions of variables really do represent the concepts they are meant to capture. b. we can be confident that the experiment is testing the hypothesis we think it is testing. c. we can make causative statements about the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. d. the results of an experiment can be generalized across people, settings, times, treatments, and outcomes.
Elites' ability to change public opinion is a product of
A) the ultimate truth of the message. B) the intensity and consistency of the message. C) the evidence that the general public does not care. D) the general public ability to embrace change. E) the superior intellect of elites.