Private international organizations whose activities parallel those of interest groups, (e.g. advancing human rights, fighting poverty, improving labor conditions, supporting education, protecting children’s rights, etc.) are known as ________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
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In an attempt to reduce front-loading, in 2012, the Republican National Committee ruled that:
A. only Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada could choose delegates in February. B. issue ads placed by corporations and other organizations in the run-up to an election are constitutional. C. Alabama cannot require the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to disclose its membership rolls. D. using a blanket primary violates the parties'right to freedom of association. E. the "top two" primary system is constitutional.
Which of the following has been held by the Supreme Court to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?
a. The provision of legislative chaplains at state expense b. The public display of a city-owned crèche c. A crèche prominently displayed on the grand staircase inside a county courthouse d. An arrangement featuring a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah Menora placed just outside a city-county building
Partisan gerrymandering can be accomplished through either district packing or _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Ramon determines that in his neighborhood "amount of ice cream consumed" and "number of violent crimes" are positively correlated -- the more ice cream consumed, the more crimes are committed
He concludes that something in ice cream leads people to commit violent crimes. What has Ramon overlooked? a. the "third variable" problem as some other variable could lead to an increase in both ice cream consumption and violent crime b. the reactive effect as the people in his neighborhood were probably aware that he was observing them, and altered their behavior toward what they thought he wanted to see c. his observations are qualitative and therefore inappropriate d. he collected his data only after-the-fact