If you participate in a television call-in poll to give your opinion on a political issue, then you have participated in
a. a scientific poll.
b. a random sample.
c. an unscientific poll.
d. a self sampled poll.
e. a media poll.
ANS: C
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a. Will be enacted by one agency or organization. b. Propose and specify collaborations between agencies and organizations. c. Place an emphasis on education. d. Are implemented according to a written strategy.
How have politicians recently been forced to place Social Security on the public agenda?
a. More retirees are opting for private retirement accounts than relying on federal funds. b. Several major corporations have recently begun refusing to contribute to their employees’ retirement funds. c. The costs of Social Security have threatened to overwhelm its revenues. d. The Social Security program has a large surplus, while all other federal programs are operating with significant deficits. e. There are too few Social Security recipients to justify the expense of maintaining the cost of its administration.
Conflict between states and the federal government can be caused by ______, in which the federal government emplaces new rules about government services that must be provided by states, but does not provide funds to cover the new costs that might be incurred.
A. unfunded mandates B. decentralization C. block grants D. financial mandates
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the American invasion of Grenada?
a. Poor quality of intelligence b. Inappropriate command structure c. Large opposition force d. Communication between the various services