Which of the following is a key role of the states as it pertains to federalism?
a. Through their use of the Tenth Amendment, states have sought to converge their ideas with that of the national government.
b. States keep the national government from engaging in corrupt practices.
c. States act as public policy laboratories and provide insight as to how well certain policies work.
d. By having to adopt federal law, states automatically bolster the power of the national government and create disunity among the nation.
Answer: c. States act as public policy laboratories and provide insight as to how well certain policies work.
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Suppose a man commits a crime in a particular state and is convicted based on a confession. Later, a federal court declares that his Constitutional rights were violated because the confession was coerced and given without a Miranda warning. Which of the following is most likely to happen?
a. The conviction will be overturned and the man will be set free because double jeopardy has attached and he cannot be tried again for the same crime. b. The conviction will be overturned and the man will be tried again for the crime, but the confession will not be allowed into evidence. c. The conviction will be upheld, but the man will have his sentence reduced because of the rights violation. d. This scenario could not happen because the federal courts have no jurisdiction over convictions based on state law.
Which law was referred to as the “the Emancipation Proclamation for disabled individuals”?
a. Voting Rights Act of 1965 b. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 c. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 d. Civil Rights Act of 1964
In a graph of a 2 X 2 factorial design, the two lines are parallel. From the information given, which of the following statements is true?
A) There are no main effects. B) There is an interaction between A and B. C) There is a main effect for factor A. D) There is no interaction.
In the type of mixed design in which both manipulated and nonmanipulated factors are included, the critical issue is
A) a statistical one. B) to use care in interpretation of results. C) to interpret main effects before interactions. D) to make sure the same number of participants is used in each group.