When a change in the dependent variable could be due to changes in how the dependent variable was measured, _________ is a threat to internal validity
a. attrition
b. testing
c. diffusion of treatment
d. instrumentation
D
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All U.S. armed forces are under the control of which of the following ?
a. Department of State b. Department of War c. Department of the Army d. Department of Defense
One interesting feature of the U.S. Constitution is that it is
a. one of the longest documents of its type. b. remarkably detailed and precise. c. very much like the Articles of Confederation d. a comprehensive document of only 4300 words e. divided into only three distinct articles.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, American
colonists did not have the same political rights as residents of England. Which statement best explains why this undermined the legitimacy of the British government in the eyes of the colonists? a. It violated the basic assumptions of direct democracy. b. It disproved the government's claims to value the rule of law. c. It forced the regime to rely only on charisma to maintain its power. d. It weakened the connection between citizens and their representatives.
According to Daniel Elazar’s typology of American political culture, a(n) _____ subculture is skeptical of authority and keeps government’s role limited
a. traditionalistic b. individualistic c. moralistic d. common e. cynical