What factors have the strongest influence on voting?
a. race and gender
b. income and age
c. age and education
d. race and education
c. age and education
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Which of the following health care coverage programs would best suit Simone? a. the Children's Health Insurance Program b. the Robin Hood Plan c. the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families d. the Texas Mobility Fund
Why do African Americans strongly support the Democratic Party?
A. because African Americans are fiscally conservative and as such align with the Democrats B. because Democrats strongly supported the civil rights movement C. because the Democratic Party has been strongly opposed to expanding public assistance programs D. because African Americans strongly support the use of military force in foreign affairs
Briefly describe the examples given in Chapter 1 that demonstrate the four types of social research. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each. Given that the social phenomenon of Internet use is a complex one, what sorts of conclusions can you reach about social relations and Internet use from these studies? Propose three additional studies about Internet use and social relations in which you focus on weak points or controversial conclusions found in the research presented in Chapter 1. Be explicit about how those studies will improve social science knowledge about this phenomenon.
What will be an ideal response?
If the election results shown in Table 3 below were for a district with a magnitude of 1 and plurality rule was used (in other words, you have an single-member district plurality system), what would the outcome be?
A. Candidates from parties A and B would each win 5 seats.
B. Candidates from party A would win 10 seats.
C. A candidate from party A would win 1 seat and the other parties would get 0 seats.
D. You can’t answer this question unless you know what the second, third, fourth, and so on, preference ranking is on each ballot that was cast.