Separating state elections from presidential or federal elections means that state and local officials are less likely to be hurt by an unpopular presidential candidate at the top of the ticket
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following is not a disadvantage to using a case study?
a. the cause of an individual's behavior might be unknown b. the unusual event might not influence all people the same way c. the unusual event cannot be studied experimentally d. the reasons behind the behavior might not be fully understood
Though the civil rights movement focused primarily on the rights of this group, it had what added effect?
A. African Americans; benefiting nearly all minority groups B. Women; benefiting gay Americans as well C. Latinos; benefiting African Americans D. African Americans; strengthening the disenfranchisement of other racial minorities E. Women; strengthening the disenfranchisement of gay Americans
The challenges that spurred members to develop the modern Congress fall into two classes: problems besetting the House and Senate as organizations and problems arising from ______.
A. reducing the scope of areas in which Congress passes laws or sets policies B. the competing individual and collective needs of members C. allocating more complex policy issues solely to the more experienced Senate for resolution D. abdicating responsibility for policy to the bureaucracy and letting the states take over
According to liberals, why did 19th century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduce Social Security?
a) He had a strong social conscience. b) He thought workers who felt secure would have higher morale and be more productive. c) He was foreseeing retirement problems for the current generation of workers. d) He knew the economy would be helped by private Social Security funds.