Many colleges and universities offer a freshman seminar class to prepare students for college life
Colleges put a great deal of money into these classes and want to know if the freshman seminar classes (the independent variable) have an influence on the students' attitudes and behaviors (the dependent variable). This is commonly measured by conducting a survey at the end of the first year about information covered in the classes. Which of the following threats to internal validity could influence survey results?
a. history
b. regression to the mean
c. maturation
d. selection
C
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a. smoke cigarettes b. use public assistance programs c. regularly attend church d. purchase a hybrid or electric vehicle
The set of activities intended to influence the selection of officials and their policies is known as
a. lobbying. b. political participation. c. civil society. d. societal corporatism. e. social movement.
In the Republic of Texas, political differences revolved around
a. support of or opposition to the confederacy. b. the Republican Party. c. those who supported or opposed reunification with Mexico. d. support of or opposition to Sam Houston. e. the Democratic Party.
Which of the following is the last step of the Supreme Court decision-making process?
A. Announcing its decision to the public and the reasons for it B. Assigning a justice to write the decision C. Deciding if the Court will hear the case D. Hearing oral arguments in the case E. Asking the lower court to send the records of the case for review