A(n) _____ is committed when aggregate level data is used to incorrectly draw individual level conclusions.

a. ecological fallacy
b. Type I error
c. aggregation bias
d. both a and c


d. both a and c

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Procedural due process limits __________, while substantive due process limits __________

a. what the law is; how the law is applied b. how the law is applied; what the law is c. regulation of speech; regulation of action d. infringement on civil liberties; infringement on civil rights

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Which statement explains why most nations in North America, East Asia, and Western Europe are labeled as "developed?"

a. These nations have nearly used up all of their natural resources b. These nations are unlikely to get any wealthier c. These nations have created the environment needed for sustained growth d. These countries have shifted from domestic growth to a focus on globalization

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Which institutionalism assumes that institutions are sets of incentives and rules that shape the actions of the individuals who operate within government?

A. agency institutionalism B. historic institutionalism C. new institutionalism D. rational choice institutionalism

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Which of the following was an element of the German political identity before the World War II?

A. Citizenship could be acquired at birth, regardless of whether the parents were German. B. Militarism played an insignificant role in German politics and society. C. Military conscription had been outlawed much earlier in Germany when compared to other European countries. D. Germany failed to instill a sense of nationalism among its citizens. E. Minority rights were compromised through "Germanization" policies being applied .

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