A researcher wishes to test the effect of media consumption on the political attitudes of 100 college students. To ensure the validity of her research she must account for ___________________ of the students’ political attitudes.
What will be an ideal response?
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Suppose that a new American political party included a call to
expand affirmative action and provide government-supported healthcare for poor and middle-class citizens. This party adheres to which ideology? a. Libertarianism b. Social liberalism c. Neoconservatism d. Traditional conservatism
Referendum and initiative are forms of direct democracy used by the states.
a. true b. false
An instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a group of students about nursing leaders as public-policy pioneers. Which of the following would the instructor expect to include about the nursing leaders in the early 1900s?
A) Were committed to collective strength, being politically astute and active in advancing sociopolitical causes B) Recognized politics as a necessary evil but did whatever they could to avoid active involvement in social or political issues C) Avoided politics, turning to leaders in organized medicine to advance the health care and nursing agenda D) Were active in influencing policy within the nursing profession but had little influence on greater social issues of the time
Individuals and groups using terrorism for financial gain are known as ______ terrorists.
a. criminal b. revolutionary c. nationalist d. nihilist