National authority has greatly expanded in the 20th century, in large part because
A. the Democrats have been in control of Congress for most of the century.
B. the states and the federal government have become increasingly interdependent.
C. constitutional amendments have opened the way for wider application of national authority.
D. Americans like the idea of "big government."
E. the state governments have shown themselves to be an ineffective level of government.
Answer: B
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a. resulted in Germany's defeat. b. transferred the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine to France. c. resulted in France's defeat. d. capped the unification of German as the most powerful state on the European continent.
Which of the following is NOT one of the features of how neo-Marxists view international economic relations?
a. They are characterized by a constant economic rivalry. b. Developed capitalist states seek to exploit poor countries. c. Relatively equal distribution of income is important in the development of a capitalist economy. d. The economic benefits will not necessarily trickle down to the workers in the developed countries. e. Economic development will create class inequalities inside a certain country.
Direct democracy can lead to bad decisions because
A) one must be elected to be involved in politics full time. B) elected officials do not have enough information or policy expertise. C) the opinion of a single person is not relevant to democracy. D) people often decide large issues based on fleeting passions. E) public policy is not a democratic institution.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In bar charts and histograms, bars should be of unequal width to facilitate comparing between categories. 2. If a variable contains more than 20 potential categories, it should be grouped in a frequency distribution. 3. A combined frequency display eliminates unnecessary percentages, such as those corresponding to the second value of a dichotomous 4. A unimodal distribution has a single value that is selected most often. 5. The median is the arithmetic average of the values on a given variable.