Founders wanted the President to have
a. Limited powers
b. Expansive powers
c. To be more powerful than congress
d. Most powerful branch
Ans: a. Limited powers
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a. political socialization b. social development c. cultural assimilation d. peer influence
Which of the following illustrates reliability?
a. Dean takes an IQ test and scores at the 60th percentile. b. Scores on a new test of reading comprehension correlate highly with scores on well established reading comprehension tests. c. Fred scores poorly on one school's entrance exam but does better on another. d. Jacquie takes three practice GRE verbal exams and scores 300, 299, and 301 .
A researcher sends out a survey to all undergraduates in the political science program to measure social network usage. The survey must be completed on Facebook. What problem is her survey likely to encounter?
a. Selection bias b. Type I error c. Response bias d. Population error
Which of the following statements regarding constitutional conventions is true?
A. Although there hasn't been a constitutional convention since 1787, more than 430 state constitutional conventions have been held. B. Although there has not been a constitutional convention held since 1787, 32 amendments have been added to the Constitution. C. Convening a body that could conceivably create a new form of government causes concern to national political and judicial leaders. D. Each state has filed an application for a national convention at least twice, but only ten have been held. E. Congress considered convening a national convention in 2012 to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1787 convention.