The 5 percent clause means that a party must
a. have the support of 5 percent of registered voters to be an official party.
b. have 5 percent minority membership.
c. win 5 percent of the seats in the Bundestag to be part of the governing coalition.
d. win 5 percent of the vote to be awarded seats in the Bundestag.
e. win 5 percent of the vote to be awarded public financing in the next election.
d
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Deborah Stone contends that definitions of policy problems usually are constructed through
a. econometric modeling. b. the give and take of congressional hearings. c. narratives. d. the technical expertise of congressional committee staff members.
Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are alternatives to U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Which of the following statements describes these alternative sources?
A. The government has set a deadline of 2020 to have at least 50% of the nation's energy coming from alternative sources. B. Technology has yet to be developed that would allow these sources to produce the quantity of energy needed to replace coal plants or other current energy sources. C. These alternatives pose no threat to the environment and area wildlife. D. The majority of Americans favor nuclear power as a more realistic alternative to meeting the country's energy requirements in an efficient manner. E. They have been discussed in only a hypothetical sense and have yet to be put into actual use.
What does the following describe? "In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain, and consequently, not culture of the earth, no navigation, nor the use of commodities that may be imported by sea, no commodious building, no instruments of moving and removing such things as require much force, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no account of time, no arts, no letters, no society, and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death, and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
A. Aristotle's polis. B. Kant's world of the categorical imperative. C. The condition of the Hebrew people in the wilderness. D. Hobbes state of nature. E. Madison's world of factions.
Which would you NOT use to show how many people live in each of four different regions of the United States (Midwest, North, South, West)?
A. Histogram B. Bar chart C. Pie chart D. Frequency distribution