To win a "first-past-the-post" election, a candidate needs __________

a. to win a two-thirds majority of votes
b. to win more votes than anyone else
c. more than half of the votes
d. to win with enough votes to ensure victory in the subsequent run-off election


b

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a. The effects of extraneous variables are not eliminated but they are spread evenly across groups. b. It makes the demand characteristics the same for participants in all conditions and eliminates the possibility that the experimenter unintentionally signals the expected outcome to the participants. c. It increases confidence that the data are being interpreted in an unbiased manner. d. It makes it impossible for the participant to discover the hypothesis and assures that the data are interpreted in terms of what actually happened, not in terms of what "should" have happened.

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Which of the following is an example of a bureaucracy?

A. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) B. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) C. A large university D. A large corporation E. All of these are correct.

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What is wrong with the following conceptual definition? Political participation refers to participation in politics

What will be an ideal response?

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The question of a public high school sponsoring a Bible study group _______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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