What term is used for a sample drawn from an accessible population?
A) accessible sample
B) ad hoc sample
C) random sample
D) target population
Answer: B
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According to the text, postcommunist Russia is an example of:
a. the freedoms democracy brings. b. the perils of too little state control. c. the advantages a free market can bring. d. the evils of too much state intervention.
The very nature of government is to create public policy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The disadvantage of the new primary system that has developed in the United States is that it
A. increases the role of rank-and-file party members to exert an influence over the party's candidate choice. B. increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate who is unappealing to the average voter. C. decreases the opportunity for those with strong policy preferences to play a role in the party. D. decreases the likelihood that one party or the other will gain control of the presidency for several terms. E. increases the likelihood of interest groups supporting candidates who are appealing to single-issue voters.
Paradoxically, the Progressive Era left the Republican Party and the Democratic Party
a. organizationally much stronger but in a much weaker electoral position. b. under a cloud of suspicion regarding corruption of the presidential election of 1864. c. as third parties; Whig and Bull Moose became the two major parties until the Great Depression. d. organizationally weaker but more entrenched than ever in the political system.