Critics of affirmative action policy cite the following argument
A. that there's not a perfect correlation between race and other attributes, such as socioeconomic status and the ability to compete
B. only requires applicants be members of the designated group
C. forces organizations and institutions to accept unqualified applicants
D. that the persisting marginal socioeconomic state of the underclass is more a function of their own behavior rather than past social oppression
D
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Policy and Supporting Positionsis a document that:
A. publishes the list of federal posts that are filled by appointments by the president after each presidential election. B. lists the names of lobbyists who target the executive branch. C. identifies the key pieces of legislation that authorize the federal government to act through its agencies. D. summarizes the parts of the government bureaucracy and explains what each agency does. E. lists the standard operating procedures to be followed by the federal government in specific circumstances.
Citizens are typically within the jurisdiction of how many governments?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2 E. None of these answers is correct.
The steady decline in U.S. voter turnout appears to be the unintentional result of
A. strict voter-registration procedures. B. the poll tax. C. the fraudulent reporting of election results. D. literacy testing. E. media campaigns.
In the chapter's "Unresolved Debate" box, researcher Chris Achen insists that instability in responses to public opinion surveys is not the result of Americans' incapacity to make good political decisions but something else. What is it?
a. poorly worded survey questions b. sampling error c. interviewer bias d. lack of conviction e. accumulation of nonattitudes