To what does the term public policy refer?
a. the overall purpose behind individual governmental decisions and programs
b. the result of public officials' setting of priorities by creating the budget
c. the official decisions of government
d. passing laws
e. all of these
e
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A basic political value taught in elementary school is
a. respect for authority. b. political activism. c. individualism. d. economic equality e. freedom.
Which of the following statements about the influence of region, education, gender, and age on political attitudes is true?
a. Long-term trends show a narrowing in regional differences on many core beliefs and political attitudes. b. Gender is generally considered the strongest single predictor of participation in politics. c. People who have attained a high school education are much more likely to say that they vote than college-educated people. d. Men identify more with the Democrats and are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates than women.
Which one of the following is true of a party's national convention?
a. It has a broad range of powers. b. It has a voice in the selection of candidates for congressional, state, and local offices. c. It can force candidates to support its platform. d. It meets every year to nominate candidates. e. It nominates presidential and vice presidential candidates.
A researcher calculated the correlation, Pearson r, between two variables in order to measure the strength of the relationship between the two variables, and it to be close +1, meaning that there was a ________ positive relationship.
A. Strong B. Weak C. Nonexistent D. Unclear