Which of the following statements about Supreme Court rulings on freedom of speech is most accurate?
a. The Supreme Court provides equal protection for all kinds of speech.
b. The Supreme Court has narrowly interpreted the First Amendment so few kinds of speech are protected.
c. The Supreme Court has imposed strict limits on political speech to promote greater civility in politics.
d. The Supreme Court has provided a high level of protection to speech that is expressly political, but there are limits to even this kind of speech.
d. The Supreme Court has provided a high level of protection to speech that is expressly political, but there are limits to even this kind of speech.
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According to your text, which of the following is NOT a factor that will motivate voting on the basis of issues?
a. when a particular issue captures the attention of many people in the electorate b. when an issue is of a particular personal concern to a voter c. when a voter examines a candidates position and it is closest to the voter’s position d. when candidates hold distinct positions e. when candidates have distinct and bold personalities that polarize the public
A researcher suspects that a new disease spreads via contaminated water. She identifies a 4 square kilometer area centered around a particular water tap, and finds that of the 50 victims who live in the area, the average distance between their home and the tap is 650m.
a. Test the null hypothesis that the cases are distributed randomly around the tap, using ?=.05. Give the p value associated with this observation. b. Assume that rather than a square, the area is a circle with diameter 2km centered on the tap. Test the null hypothesis and give the p-value again.
Which failed state gave the appearance of being a functioning democracy shortly before its collapse?
a. Somalia b. Haiti c. Sierra Leone d. Afghanistan e. Zimbabwe
Define and evaluate microcosm theory. What are the positive and negative outcomes of pursuing microcosm theory?
What will be an ideal response?