Why is public opinion an essential part of our system of government?

What will be an ideal response?


Politicians are rational and want to keep their jobs.

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William Howard Taft, Robert A. Taft, and Barry Goldwater were associated with the conservative wing of the Republican Party

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Unlike nominal scales, ordinal scales give us information about

A) the relative order of magnitude. B) the differences between categories or ranks. C) identity. D) the relationship of the data to an arbitrary zero point.

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Approximately fifteen percent of all teachers quit their jobs each year

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the preemption doctrine, _____________________

A) wars should be kept classified as top secret until after the fighting has ended B) the United States had a right to use advance strikes to stop rogue states from developing weapons of mass destruction C) self-defense is the only justification for using force against another nation D) all previous wars have been discredited E) presidents should have unlimited authority when dealing with foreign policy, but limited in the domestic sphere

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