Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an experiment?
A) unbiased assignment of participants to conditions
B) two or more levels of the independent variable
C) the unbiased use of a placebo
D) the use of specific controls to decrease threats to internal validity
Answer: C
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Congress cannot almost ever override a veto.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is most likely to hinge on the Supreme Court's interpretation of
a. McCulloch v. Maryland. b. the privileges and immunities clause. c. the full faith and credit clause. d. the commerce clause. e. the supremacy clause.
To date, efforts to increase voter registration have
A) dramatically increased turnout. B) dramatically decreased turnout. C) only modestly increased turnout. D) only modestly decreased turnout. E) had no impact on turnout.
Which of the following statements about the federal bureaucracy is LEAST accurate?
A. When the republic was founded, a large plantation would have required more workers than the federal government's bureaucracy. B. Recognizing the importance a bureaucracy would acquire, the authors of the Constitution carefully delineated the powers and responsibilities the federal bureaucracy would possess. C. In the normal course of history, factors compelling the expansion of the federal bureaucracy have outnumbered factors compelling its diminishment. D. The federal bureaucracy tends to increase in size in response to the public's increasing demands for services. E. The size of the federal bureaucracy tends to grow during times of national crisis.