A political candidate has constructed a survey instrument and intends to administer it to a randomly selected sampling of respondents who are divided by geographic region, political party membership, age, gender, and ethnicity. This would be an example of a ______.
a. scientific poll
b. self-selected opinion poll
c. straw poll
d. census instrument
a. scientific poll
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Texas follows a cabinet system instead of a plural executive system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Under the Virginia Plan, __________ would have final approval over all legislative acts
A) a council of revision B) a council of governors C) a national executive D) a national judiciary E) Parliament
In democratic systems, major pieces of legislation are usually drafted by __________
a. lower-level judges b. political action committees c. executive branch bureaucrats d. the leaders of the majority party
What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the will of the others?
a. divided government b. Hyperpluralism c. policy gridlock d. separation of powers