Which of the following is the newest executive branch department established by the federal government?
a. the Department of Health and Human Services
b. the Department of Transportation
c. the Department of Homeland Security
d. the Department of Labor
c
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The expressed or enumerated powers include the ability of the federal government to
A. coin money, set standards for weights and measures, and determine rules for citizenship. B. declare war and establish post offices. C. increase the number of federal courts. D. set up the national central banking system. E. coin money, set standards for weights and measures, determine rules for citizenship, and to declare war and establish post offices.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In a representative sample, some characteristics are overrepresented or underrepresented when compared to the population. 2. In a census, the probability of selection is ALWAYS less than 1.0. 3. Probability sampling methods have no systematic bias. 4. The fraction of the total population that a sample contains largely affects the sample's representativeness. 5. The validity of cross-population generalizations can be tested through sampling.
What were the motives of the framers as they crafted the executive branch?
a. to create an effective national leader directly tied to the citizens b. to create a strong national leader who would have direct ties to state governors c. to create an elite national leader removed from the direct control of citizens d. to create a weak national leader who could easily be dominated by Congress
The primary motivation of the framers, according to Charles Beard, was to ________
a. protect their property rights through creation of a strong national government b. provide opportunities for political advancement for the framers c. strengthen states' rights in order to allow more effective resolution of property disputes d. create an egalitarian system of property distribution e. allow the new federal courts to adjudicate all economic disputes