In testing whether riding a bicycle at least 30 minutes each day reduces weight, what would be the independent variable?
a) the person's age
b) amount of time bicycling each day
c) the person's weight
d) the person's diet
b
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Political action committees (PACs) serve as a loophole for interest groups primarily because they allow for which of the following?
a. PACs cannot be questioned by anyone. b. PACs can borrow money from legislators. c. PACs can borrow money from interest groups. d. PACs allow interest groups to invest in electoral campaigns.
Which of the following cabinet-level departments has the largest civilian work force?
a. Department of Defense b. Department of Health and Human Services c. Department of Veterans Affairs d. State Department e. Department of the Interior
The awareness of relative deprivation in developing countries has been elevated by
a. the advent of satellite television and the Internet. b. the downturn in the global economy. c. the rise in international travel. d. the growing global famine.
There are thirteen __________ in the federal judiciary.
A. constitutional courts B. district courts C. courts of appeal D. legislative courts E. supreme courts