A bill passes the Texas Legislature with 90 percent of the vote in both houses. This is an example of a ______.

a. filibuster
b. plurality
c. supermajority
d. veto


c. supermajority

Political Science

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The single-subject, randomized, time-series design is essentially an interrupted time-series design with one refinement. What is that refinement?

A) The experimenter is kept blind as to the manipulation. B) The participant designs and self-administers the manipulation. C) The assignment of the manipulation in the time-series is randomized. D) The assignment of participants to conditions is randomized.

Political Science

According to the text, what longĀ­held socialist policy has made "a comeback?"

a. State ownership of firms b. Equalization of incomes c. Private control of higher education d. Militarization of society

Political Science

The __________ movements that arose in 2011 and 2012 were focused on replacing authoritarian regimes in the Middle East

A) Amnesty Now B) Operation Desert Storm C) Arab Spring D) Enduring Freedom E) New Dawn

Political Science

What case emphasized the expectation of privacy that occurs as technology advances?

a. United States v. Mitchell b. United States v. Kincade c. United States v. Pool d. United States v. Katz

Political Science