Social scientists conducting research in comparative politics ________, when compared to natural scientists
A. use more reliable and extensive sources of data
B. explain causation between attributes and effects with greater certainty
C. apply the element of control commonly seen in laboratory experiments
D. use only experimental techniques
E. lack the scope of conducting additional experiments to collect more data
E
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Which interest group is an example of an institutional interest?
A. League of Women Voters B. Boy Scouts C. Sierra Club D. National Association of Counties E. National Rifle Association
Which statement about those individuals elected to political office in the United States today is most accurate?
A) The individuals elected to political offices accurately reflect the diverse population in the U.S. B) Those elected to political offices are evenly divided between men and women. C) Representatives today are overwhelmingly white and male. D) Individuals elected today are younger than candidates elected in the 1800s. E) Elected officials are overwhelmingly Protestant.
Which of the following strategies do presidents NOT use to influence Congress?
a. ignoring the “ratings game” and paying no heed to polls b. going public c. keeping the economy healthy d. using the power to persuade
V. O. Key in Southern Politics concluded that bifactionalism in the Democratic Party left Texas with __________
a. a one-party system in which Democratic dominance continued through an informal agreement between liberal and conservative Democrats to alternate support for one another's candidates in gubernatorial elections b. no-party politics in which the influence of pressure groups was high because the lines of power were blurred c. a system of electoral politics in which independent and third-party candidates could regularly win several seats in the state legislature d. a party system immediately dominated by the Republicans