Which of the following is not a political mechanism put into place to prevent any one governmental branch from becoming too powerful over the others?
A. the veto
B. checks and balances
C. the filibuster
D. separation of powers
C. the filibuster
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Madison's confidence in the usefulness of separation of powers rested on the assumption that
A. the strongest would survive. B. human nature was basically good. C. no one would purposely seek power. D. ambitions would counteract each other. E. government would create virtuous citizens.
Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans both have ______.
a. active voting populations b. common political values c. population diversity d. strong grassroots political organizations e. strong financial resources for political activity
The leaders of the Seneca Falls Convention demanded that women be given
A. the right to get a graduate education. B. the right to get an undergraduate education. C. the right to vote. D. the same employment opportunities as men. E. equal pay for equal work as men.
The confounding variable hypothesis states that
A) the independent variable affects the dependent variable. B) statistical differences are due to extraneous factors that have a systematic effect on the independent measure. C) statistical differences are due to extraneous factors that have a systematic effect on the dependent measure. D) None of the above