Which of the following would likely be a good unbiased sample for a national survey about same-sex civil unions?
a. a sample of 2,000 women from southern states
b. a sample of 1,100 regular church attendees.
c. a sample of 300 senior citizens from all over the country.
d. a sample of 1,100 American people from a research firm's qualified sampling list.
e. a sample of 6,000 gay men.
d
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Which of the following is a provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that relates to civil rights?
a. The equal protection clause b. The establishment clause c. The free exercise clause d. The due process clause
Which of the following is NOT an influence on Supreme Court decision making?
a. direct lobbying by interest group representatives b. public opinion c. the justices’ view of the Constitution and how literally it should be taken d. the executive branch e. their relationships with each other
Based on your knowledge of the current patterns of media use, what strategy would best maximize the efficiency of a political candidate's election campaign?
a. create earned media coverage b. spark an adversarial relationship with a reporter c. minimize or eliminate pseudo-events d. act in a gatekeeper role
A quasi-independent variable
a. has only one level b. is a characteristic of the participants c. is not manipulated by the researcher d. is an observed behavior e. is held constant