Which of the following statements concerning power in Congress is NOT true?
a. The Speaker of the House has become more powerful in the past thirty years.
b. Increasing bipartisanship has weakened the power of committee chairs.
c. The Senate majority leader is much less powerful than the Speaker of the House.
d. The Speaker’s office gained power when the Republicans took control of the House in 1994.
b. Increasing bipartisanship has weakened the power of committee chairs.
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What is the main goal of fiscal policy?
a. to affect how much money is available to state governments for capital projects b. to determine how much interest the government will pay on the federal debt c. to stimulate the economy by increasing the number of exports into the United States d. to use taxes and government spending to help stimulate or slow down economic growth
Newspapers in the U.S. differ from those in other countries in that most are __________
a. printed daily b. printed weekly c. continental in scope d. local in scope e. national in scope
Ronald Reagan's judicial appointments were likely to garner support for him from proponents of which of the following even though he never fully acted to carry out their proposed agenda?
a. Planned Parenthood - b. the National Right to Life Committee c. equal rights legislation d. same-sex marriage legislation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Qualitative research demands a disciplined transcription schedule, so the researcher does not become overwhelmed. 2. Spontaneous statements made by informants in a qualitative study are more authentic than those made in response to a researcher's questions. 3. The credibility of the informants cannot be assessed in qualitative research. 4. Confidence in the conclusions from a field research study is also strengthened by an honest and informative account about how the researcher interacted with subjects in the field. 5. Systematic observational strategies use explicit rules that standardize observations across observers.