Trading votes among legislators, especially to fund local projects to benefit their constituents, is called

A) pork barreling.
B) earmarking.
C) raiding.
D) logrolling.


D

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A. programs for the elderly B. programs for the poor C. social welfare D. death penalty

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How does education affect voter turnout?

a. Well-educated people are more likely to vote than are their less-educated counterparts. b. Educated people are less likely to vote than uneducated people because their education makes them more cynical about government. c. Educated and uneducated people vote at about the same rates. d. Educated people vote more than uneducated people, who are often unable to pass voter literacy tests. e. Educated people cast more split ballots on issues.

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Which of the following statements about immigration in the United States is true?

a. At current rates non-Hispanic whites will represent less than half of the population by the middle of the 21st century. b. In recent years, illegal immigrants have outnumbered legal immigrants. c. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 5 percent of the nation's illegal immigrants are from Mexico.— d. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that immigrants represent 30 percent of the nation's population.

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A good way to control for carry-over effects in within-subjects experiments, provided that there are not too many experimental conditions, is

A) positive practice. B) using a matched-subjects design. C) debriefing participants. D) counterbalancing.

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