One of the various ways in which parties contribute to democratic governance is by __________
a. dividing the electorate
b. narrowing voter choice –
c. running candidates
d. reducing accountability mechanisms
c
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What was the emphasis in Justice Field's dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)?
a. The role of the Fourteenth Amendment in protecting slaves b. The need for a more expansive reading of the Fourteenth Amendment by the Supreme Court c. Limiting the role of the federal government in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment d. The repeal of the Fourteenth Amendment
Petit juries __________
a. are responsible for reviewing evidence and deciding whether to indict individuals b. are the juries for which most people are likely to be called on to serve c. meet in private to consider information presented them by a prosecuting attorney d. always have a minimum of 15 people
Suppose you are examining the relationship between support for gun control laws and religious fundamentalism. You believe that region might be an important antecedent variable. You have the following (hypothetical) results (in percentages) for a national sample. Interpret the effects of the antecedent variable. (The results are in the following table.)
Attitudes Toward Gun Control Laws By Degree of Religious Fundamentalism By Region (Hypothetical Results) Region Low Fundamentalism Medium Fundamentalism High Fundamentalism Northeast For 67% 65% 66% Against 33% 35% 34% Midwest For 67% 65% 66% Against 33% 35% 34% South For 75% 60% 40% Against 25% 40% 60% West For 25% 40% 60% Against 75% 60% 40% What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an accurate description of the media's impact on public opinion?
A) The media successfully tell people what to think. B) The media do not impact public opinion or the political issues people consider. C) The media may not successfully tell people what to think, but they are "stunningly successful in telling their audience what to think about." D) The media's influence on public opinion is insignificant. E) The media's influence on public opinion has declined over the past two decades.