In reports issued in 1999, 2008, and 2012, Texas Watch, a consumer advocacy group, __________
a. found that the Texas Supreme Court consistently ruled in favor of consumers over business-related litigants
b. argued that the continuation of partisan elections for Texas Supreme Court justices was the only way to ensure fairness in court rulings
c. concluded that the Republican justices on the Texas Supreme Court were as activist as earlier Democratic justices, just with a different viewpoint
d. found no relationship between campaign contributions and rulings by the Texas Supreme Court
Answer: c
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A. lack of national resources or cash crops. B. vulnerability to aggressive neighboring nations. C. history of political violence and instability. D. multiethnic makeup.
There are differences in the way we conduct laboratory and internet-based research. The differences include the fact that
a. actually carrying out the study on the internet requires less time on the part of the experimenter than a laboratory study does. b. for internet studies, the researcher has to be available more frequently because internet users can access the research on the internet just about any time of the day, and the researcher needs to be available to answer questions. c. laboratory research generally leads to more accurate recording of data because paper data sheets are right in front of the researcher who can enter them into a computerized database. d. because anybody can access the research on the internet, an investigator can't be certain that the sample is representative of the population, whereas this isn't a problem with laboratory studies.
Presidents can exercise their __________ by deciding which foreign policy advisers have the greatest influence over specific policy choices.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The basic statement of the party's policies and principles is known as its ___.
A. chief diplomat B. presidential electors C. chief of state D. chief legislator E. proportional representation F. platform G. commander in chief