Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues are known as what?
a. deliberative polls
b. exit polls
c. push polls
d. straw polls
Answer: d
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How does American social welfare policy compare to those of European democracies?
a. Americans have a much lower tax rate than do Europeans, and social welfare benefits are much less generous in the United States. b. American tax rates are much higher than those of European nations, but the social welfare benefits are higher as well. c. Social welfare programs are about the same in the United States as in European countries. d. The United States is truly a "welfare state" by European standards.
Congress funds the activities of bureaucratic agencies through the process of ______.
a. reconciliation b. appropriation c. fiscal responsibility d. omnibus legislation
The Constitution of _________ lengthened the governor's term of office to 4 years, centralized control of the public school system, and allowed the governor to appoint all major state offices
a. 1845 b. 1836 c. 1869 d. 1876 e. 1861
The average deviation is the
A) Sum of the differences between the scores and mean (maintaining the sign). B) Square root of the variance. C) Sum of the absolute differences between the scores and mean divided by the number of scores. D) Sum of the absolute differences between the scores and mean divided by the number of scores minus 1.