Suppose a scientific poll determines that 60 percent of respondents support relaxation of gun-control laws

If the _________ were 4 percent, the actual percentage of people in the population who support relaxation would likely be between 56 and 64 percent.
Fill in the blank with the correct words.


Answer: margin of error

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Recognizing that many citizens are not aware of their constitutional rights when being interrogated by law enforcement officers, the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona requires the Miranda Warning, which is chiefly intended to

a. prohibit introduction into evidence of unsolicited confessions. b. require that police interrogate multiple suspects. c. protect subjects of interrogations from making illegally-obtained confessions. d. guarantee that if an improper confession is admitted at trial, any resulting conviction will be reversed on appeal. e. allow police to trick suspects into making confessions that the police would otherwise have difficulty obtaining.

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Which of the following most tends to avoid heavy partisanship in Texas?

A) ?social media B) ?blogs C) ?newspapers D) ?talk radio

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Deficits are a bigger problem for states than they are for the federal government. 2. All states have a sales tax. 3. Most online purchases are tax free. 4. Roughly 60 percent of all state taxes go into state and local coffers. 5. Tax capacity and tax effort are the same thing.

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