Which of the following was an intended (but not realized) effect of the 1993 Japanese electoral reforms?
a. an increase in the influence of farmers
b. an increase in coalition governments
c. a decrease in intraparty party factionalism
d. in increase in the number of parties
c.
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Dual federalism promotes the idea that
a. a precise separation of national and state authority is possible and desirable. b. states and the national government are equal in all respects. c. national and state authority are indivisible. d. the Senate and the House of Representatives are equal in their federal authority. e. state law supercedes national law.
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.
Of the presidents who have served since the Second World War, only five were elected twice
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is a characteristic of picket-fence federalism?
A) Federal and state governments maintain diverse and sovereign powers. B) Specific policies and programs are administered by all levels of government. C) Powerful states are given increased power to decide how they should spend government revenues. D) State and local governments compete for businesses and citizens. E) Levels of government act as the vertical picket on the fence.