_____ is the process of using social science methods to get an accurate sense of the public's view about an issue, candidate, or set of issues.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Poling
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Which of the following is a reason why the United States is considered to be predominant in terms of military capabilities?
a. The United States spends less on defense than does any other industrialized democracy. b. The United States has underwhelming nuclear superiority. c. The United States has the world's dominant air force and the only navy with worldwide operations. d. The United States has lost the unique capability to project power around the world.
In the twenty-first century, the practice of ticket splitting has
a. declined. b. exceeded the levels of ticket-splitting in the middle of the twentieth century. c. increased dramatically. d. remained about the same as throughout the twentieth century. e. slowly increased.
The Texas Constitution is sometimes regarded as ______.
a. giving too much power to the executive branch b. giving too much power to the legislature c. being too vague d. providing too little guidance to state government e. being long and specific
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Although some say that World War I was caused by the arms race in Europe, the naval arms race was over by 1912. 2. The “funnel of choices” is a metaphor for the view that although history is path dependent, very little is truly inevitable. 3. In contrast to realists, constructivists place less emphasis on the process of a balance-of-power system and more on its structure. 4. Balance-of-power policies always assume that states act to maximize power. 5. An important domestic-level explanation of World War I was that Germany’s move toward social democracy led the people’s desire for German expansion to influence German foreign policy.