You are the manager for a campaign for the U.S. Senate. You are handed a poll with a sampling error (margin of error) of 10%. You deem this number unacceptable and demand it be lowered to get a better understanding of the electorate’s opinion. What does the pollster have to do to lower the sampling error (margin of error)?
a. increase the number of respondents
b. embrace random digit dialing
c. reword most of the questions
d. decrease the number of respondents
a. increase the number of respondents
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What is the "broader cultural shift" of the last two decades that Keck and Sikkink describe?
a. a proliferation of international organizations and conferences b. the development of a new kind of global public, or civil society c. a pushback against activist NGOs with narrow human rights focus d. the sublimation of human rights issues to political and international security issues e. a greater prevalence toward respect for sovereignty and nonintervention in the domestic affairs of states
Which of the following pairs of statements correctly describes both federal and unitary systems?
What will be an ideal response?
States demonstrate a wide variety of policy capacities. This refers to the fact that ______.
A. state governments vary greatly in their ability to create good policy B. there is a wide variety in the amount of federal funds states receive C. the need for good public policy varies greatly based on the size of state governments D. in some states, policy gridlock dominates
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of Schechter Poultry Corp. V. United States had which of the following effects?
a. It found that the NRA had exceeded its constitutional authority to regulate commerce. b. It sided with the Roosevelt administration and upheld the New Deal. c. It led to a complete overturn of the New Deal. d. It impacted the sovereignty of states with regard to regulating commerce.