Barbour and Wright assert that rights are designed to ______.
a. prevent individuals from harming themselves and fellow citizens
b. channel citizens’ political energies into certain activities and reduce political violence
c. discriminate between citizens and non-citizens
d. empower citizens and limit governments
e. restrict federal interference in state affairs
d. empower citizens and limit governments
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McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden both
a. limited the powers of the federal government, while expanding the powers of the states. b. reserved some powers of the federal government, yet expanded all powers of the states. c. restricted both the powers of the federal government and powers of the states d. expanded the powers of the federal government, yet reserved some powers of the states.
Why might a researcher select to use a naturalistic observation?
a. the opportunity to wait for an event to occur b. the opportunity to observe spontaneous behavior c. the opportunity for observers to influence events d. the opportunity to determine cause and effect
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. About half of the legislative and presidential elections that took place between 1946 and 2000 were held in dictatorships. 2. The most common method used for electing presidents in the world today is the majority-runoff two-round system. 3. The supplementary vote system is cheaper for election officials to administer than majority runoff two-round systems are. 4. We can characterize all proportional representation systems as those with multimember districts and in which either a quota or a divisor is used to determine which candidates are elected in a district. 5. All proportional electoral systems have natural thresholds. Some have formal thresholds written into the electoral law as well.
The responsible party model implies that parties should __________
a. adhere to the party platform b. make the best decisions for the country despite what public opinion suggests c. use more patronage d. be more accountable to interest group demands