When conducting political research we should always ask ____________________?
a. How do we know our variables are correct?
b. What else could explain the observed phenomenon?
c. What happened?
d. When did the observed phenomenon occur?
b. What else could explain the observed phenomenon?
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In qualitative research, the interpretation of data and its analysis emerge at what point in the research process?
A. before entering the field B. while writing accounts of the data C. during initial stages of fieldwork D. while writing jottings
Special interests in Texas often attempt to have policies favoring them included in the constitution because
a. there is great prestige in having their "own" provisions in the constitution. b. the constitution is more difficult to change than ordinary laws. c. constitutional amendments can be approved more quickly than ordinary laws. d. voters tend to pay little attention to what is done to the constitution. e. all of the above.
Earmarks are popular for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.
a. constituents benefit from them b. representatives can use them to claim credit for bringing money home c. representatives can increase their chances of reelection because of them d. they put the needs of a few beneficiaries ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole