Identify the basic idea behind ensuring a deliberative democracy.
What will be an ideal response?
In deliberative democracy, the role of the citizens is not often confined to selecting their leaders but would extend to debate and selection of policies.
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In the context of the three-fifths compromise, the delegates from the northern states:
A. did not want slaves to be counted as part of the population. B. wanted a legislature with two separate chambers. C. did not want southern states to have any representation in the upper house. D. wanted each state to have only one vote. E. did not want to trade with the southern states.
The supremacy clause, which implies that when there is a power struggle between the federal government and a state government, the federal government triumphs, is __________.
A. part of the reserved powers given to Congress in Article I, Section 8 B. specifically included in the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution C. stated in Article VI of the Constitution D. addressed in each state constitution rather than in the U.S. Constitution
Jim has transcribed hours of audiotape from survivors of a plane crash
He believes he has identified some themes in their stories but before continuing with his research he asks some of his colleagues to read the transcripts and form their own interpretations. In doing this Jim is trying to establish __________ validity through the method of __________. a. theoretical; investigator triangulation b. theoretical; external audit c. descriptive; investigator triangulation d. descriptive; external audit
Although newspapers were very partisan in the early 1800s, by about 1850 they began to distance themselves from particular partisan positions. What was the result of this decision?
a. Readership suffered considerably. b. Political parties removed all financial support from newspapers, which had a negative effect on growth for nearly thirty years. c. Readership declined because the news was considered boring without the heated twist of partisanship. d. Readership increased. e. Advertisers withdrew support and profitability declined.