Which term is used to describe a lack of progress on enacting legislation typically caused by partisan and/or institutional infighting?
a. Roadblock
b. Gridlock
c. Logrolling
d. Executive privilege
e. None of the above
b
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Discovery usually takes place
a. immediately after the complaint is filed. b. after answer is filed. c. after opening statements at trial. d. None of the above is correct.
In the United States, we live in a federal system in which
A) the states have most of the power. B) local governments create the state governments. C) governmental programs are mostly the exclusive responsibility of the federal government. D) there are 50 separate state governments and one national government. E) the states are creatures of the national government.
When the independent variable has a wide range of values and the dependent variable has a wide range of values, then it is best to use the task
a. ANOVA b. Cross-tabulation c. Univariate d. Scatterplot
In spite of being a centralized authority, nineteenth-century Russia was a weak state, in part because
a. the tsar was head of church and state. b. nearly the whole population was suburban. c. industrialists could thwart the tsar's policies. d. Russian industry and infrastructure was so much less developed than that of Western countries. e. the tsar's rule depended upon the secret police.