Which of the following is NOT one of the categories that political scientists use to look at pieces of the American population?
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Past voting record
d. Race
e. Income Level
Ans: c. Past voting record
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The “Bradley effect” refers to which of the following problems when conducting polls?
a. People may only want to answer questions based on how they are feeling at the time the poll is conducted. b. People rarely answer questions truthfully, unless they have a compelling reason to do so. c. People answer according what they think poll takers want to hear. d. People may feel social pressure to answer questions in accordance with the norms of their area or peers.
Which of the following is a way president exercises control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?
a. by confirming federal appointees b. by nominating federal appointees c. by signing executive agreements d. by creating or abolishing agencies
The claim made by President Obama that the administration had the right to engage in extrajudicial assassinations of suspected terrorists, including American citizens, illustrates __________
A)the nature of the unitary presidency and the clearly stated constitutional powers surrounding war B)the desire of presidents to balance their constitutional powers with those articulated by Congress C)howthe institutional facts of presidential life sometimes outweigh the theoretical concerns surrounding the concentration of executive power D)the power of public opinion in mobilizing presidents to defy the other branches of government
Who was the first chief executive to win the White House as the nominee of a truly national, popularly based political party following the first national party convention in 1832?
a. John Adams b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Abraham Lincoln d. Andrew Jackson