In summarizing the participation levels of the American citizens, one can conclude that
a. very few Americans are active to any degree in politics.
b. close to half of the population is engaged in some form of politically oriented activity.
c. nearly all Americans are active participants in political life.
d. only 10 percent of the population watches political television ads.
e. citizens are never active in political life unless an election is involved.
b
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The three characteristics of U.S. society and its political system that favor the development and persistence of private groups include ____________, ___________, and ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which court case mandates that both houses of a state legislature represent the population on a one-person, one-vote basis?
a. Reynolds v. Sims (1964) b. Baker v. Carr (1962) c. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) d. Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
Which of the following statements is true of the functions of the attorney general in Texas?
a. He or she cannot initiate criminal prosecutions. b. He or she cannot protect consumers from deceptive trade practices. c. He or she cannot investigate unfair and anticompetitive practices of businesses. d. He or she cannot enforce child support payments.
When a new research area is first studied,
A) It is critically important to use the highest constraint research procedures in order to maximize control over the unknown confounding variables. B) The researcher should specify exactly what causal relationships he/she is expecting to observe. C) The research variables should all be clearly specified before any observations are made. D) The researcher should use low-constraint procedures because of the greater flexibility they offer.