Which statement best summarizes the weaknesses of the strong mayor-council form of city government?
a. Mayor-council cities may be less efficient and have less consensus on policy.
b. It often has full-time paid elected officials
c. It better copes with the problems of major urban areas.
d. Most officials are elected rather than hired or appointed.
e. The mayor has strong executive power.
a
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The major difference between the hypothesis-testing procedures in factorial versus single-variable designs is that
A) single-variable designs, although less complicated in terms of design, are more difficult to interpret. B) there are more dependent variables in the factorial design. C) the reasoning is very different in each type of design. D) there is more chance for confounding to occur in factorial designs.
Which statement describes the long-term trend for political parties in the United States?
a. They are becoming more organized and offering voters a greater variety of choice on election day. b. They are increasingly prone to interest group influence and the erosion of traditional party functions. c. They are becoming increasingly centralized and less dependent on outside donors for their financial resources. d. They are moving toward devotee parties with highly organized subcultures and narrow, highly ideological policies.
Which group of legislators have extensive appointment power over boards, commissions, and legislative committees?
A) presiding officers B) the floor leaders C) legislative whips D) senate and house clerks
In what way are Texas, Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota similar?
A. They are all in the central time zone. B. All four voted for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. C. In all, the state legislature only meets every other year. D. All have unlimited speed limits on certain controlled-access highways.