Meritocracy is the allocation of social value and status on the basis of performance standards derived from perceived contribution to the public good
A. True
B. False
A
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Which of the following statements about the rights of individuals to bear arms is accurate?
A. Most state constitutions guarantee the right of individuals to bear arms in self defense. B. No state constitution guarantees the right of individuals to bear arms in self defense. C. The right to bear arms specified in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is unlimited. D. State government restrictions on the right to bear arms are always unconstitutional.
A researcher has a dependent variable of partisanship (nominal) and an independent variable of age (interval). What statistical tool is appropriate to measure the relationship between these variables?
What will be an ideal response?
Much of the current debate on the redrawing of district lines is derived from which famous Supreme Court principle?
a. primus inter pares b. one person, one vote c. equality for all d. equal representation e. no taxation without representation
At the founding of the nation, how was the role of the media in politics viewed?
A. Crucial to spreading political information to the electorate B. An overstepping of a clear boundary since freedom of the press was not established C. Limited because of the speed at which news traveled D. Vital since a large group of citizens controlled the political discussion E. A nuisance since Thomas Jefferson openly opposed newspapers