A political researcher is studying the relationship between religious views and political views. However, the researcher believes that gender might affect the way that religious views and political views are related to one another; that is females and males might have different patterns of linkages between religious views and political views. In this situation, what kind of variable is gender?
A. A dependent variable
B. An independent variable
C. An antecedent variable
D. An intervening variable
C.
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A. a governmental responsibility since the founding B. a coordination problem C. the evolution of a private good to a governmental responsibility D. an insurance policy and local protection
In general, ______________ have relied heavily on the advice of the cabinet.
A. both the House and Senate B. few presidents C. many presidents D. nearly all presidents E. nearly all presidents, as well as the House and Senate.
What can be said regarding the structure of a bureaucracy?
A. It is structured horizontally. B. A bureaucracy is void of any structure. C. Its design is general, rather than specific. D. It fails to designate any reporting structure. E. it is structured hierarchically.
Which of the following groups have benefited, either directly or indirectly, from the implementation of the Voting Rights Act?
a. independents b. African Americans c. nonvoters d. states' rights advocates e. fundamentalists