A researcher is studying the predictors of votes in Congress. Which of the following variables is not a likely cause of vote choice?
a. Political party
b. Ideological position
c. Age
d. Constituent preferences
c. Age
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In statistical testing, the significance level is a statement of
a. the probability (e.g., .05) at which the researcher would consider a sample result to be rare enough to reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis . b. the degree of difference between group means. c. the degree of difference between group standard deviations. d. the difference between statistical and therapeutic significance of results.
Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, Americans interpret political phenomena
a. without regard for party identity. b. the way that the media tell them to. c. based mainly on the objective facts. d. in ways that favor their preferred party.
The Supreme Court is likely to grant a hearing when a case involves
A. an issue of private law as opposed to an issue of public law. B. an issue of state law as opposed to an issue of federal law. C. the possibility that an innocent person has been wrongly convicted of a crime. D. an issue that is being decided inconsistently by the lower federal courts. E. an issue dealing with state constitutional law.
The 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
A. was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. B. prohibits protestors from blocking entrances to abortion clinics. C. prohibits protestors from speaking to patients entering abortion clinics. D. cannot be used to establish "buffer zones" around clinics. E. prohibits protesters from blocking entrances to abortion clinics and was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.