Describe how a two-stage procedure for capital cases works. Explain how this procedure addresses the issues raised in Furman v. Georgia.
What will be an ideal response?
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The Electoral College does not necessarily guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote wins the election
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What do the reactions to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama illustrate about partisanship?
a. The levels of partisanship surrounding presidential evaluations have decreased in recent years. b. Responses to political actors and events have become increasingly polarized along party lines. c. Evaluations of the President tend not to be affected by partisanship. d. All Republicans supported President Bush and all Democrats supported President Obama, and there was no overlap.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The results of focus groups are generalizable. 2. Phone surveys are most common because they have lower response rates than mail surveys. 3. A sample is a selection, such as of citizens, from an entire population. 4. A representative sample is one that has characteristics similar to those of the population as a whole. 5. The purpose of purposive samples is to generalize.
The notion of deterrence is an important component of
a. incrementalism. b. systems analysis. c. public choice theory. d. game theory.