Suppose that a national survey was done to determine whether people favored or opposed stricter gun laws. The survey results indicated that 70% favored stricter gun laws, 23% opposed, and 7% were undecided. The accuracy level (or margin of error) for the survey was ±3% and the confidence level was .05. Let’s take the 70% figure for those who favored stricter gun laws: Which of the following is
the best interpretation of this result?
A. There are 95 chances out of 100 that in the population from which the sample was selected the percentage who favor stricter gun laws is somewhere between 67% and 73%.
B. There are 3 chances out of 100 that in the population from which the sample was selected the percentage who favor stricter gun laws is somewhere between 65% and 75%.
C. There are 5 chances out of 100 that more than 3% of the respondents gave wrong answers to the question.
D. There are 5 chances out of 100 that this survey result is within 3% of the results that would be attained if the survey were done again immediately.
A.
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a. it makes the local government absorb the health care costs for people who were receiving treatment through other programs b. it makes the local government absorb the health care costs for people who were not receiving treatment through other programs c. it makes the federal government absorb the health care costs for people who were receiving treatment through other programs d. it makes the federal government absorb the health care costs for people who were not receiving treatment through other programs
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a. It runs counter to the intentions of the Framers by diminishing the separation of powers between the two branches of government in favor of Congress. b. It gives Congress the power to wage war without the president's consent. c. It gives the president the power to wage short-term wars without congressional approval. d. It gives the president too much discretion in allocating how funds are used in war.
The interaction of mutual interests involving interest groups, government officials, and members of Congress is known as the
A. direct action network. B. lobbying network. C. issue network. D. iron triangle. E. mutually beneficial network.
What are some of the realities and potential advantages of bureaucracies that contradict that general perception of bureaucracies as inefficient, distant, and uncaring?
What will be an ideal response?