Most of the American colonies had a governor, a legislature, and a judiciary. This eventually evolved into __________.

A. the Mayflower Compact
B. the constitutional separation of powers
C. the Confederation Congress
D. the Articles of Confederation


Answer: B

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for third graders. He locates two third grade classes in the same school. He assesses all students' current reading ability at the start of the school year. He then has one classroom utilize his new instruction method while the other classroom uses the traditional method. At the end of the school year, Professor Russell assesses reading ability once again and compares group differences. The design of this study exemplifies which of the following? a) nonequivalent control group design b) static group comparison c) Solomon two group design d) factorial design

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The process that provides for the nomination of a candidate based on an open election among all party members has empowered rank-and-file party members rather than party leaders to choose the party's nominees. This is referred to as ________

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One advantage of direct contact between elected officials and the public versus the use of public opinion polls is that direct contact ______.

a. allows Congress to talk to more people collectively than pollsters talk to when taking polls b. makes it less likely that certain public concerns will be overlooked c. is always more accurate than a poll d. provides more representative samples of public opinion e. requires less time than it takes to conduct polls

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