In a study examining American political affiliations with their perceptions of Congress as being problematic due to the members or the overall system, it was found
a. Republicans were significantly more likely to blame the system.
b. Democrats were significantly more likely to blame the members.
c. Independents and Republicans were significantly different in their perceptions.
d. Nothing definitive: the findings were not statistically significant.
ANSWER: d
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a. the Dream of Meritocracy b. the Meritocratic Epic c. the American Dream d. the Equal Opportunity Ideal
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A. everyone eating lunch together on Fridays B. 9 a.m. start time C. the employee handbook D. governmental laws regarding trading
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a. an in-group b. a primary group c. a reference group d. a secondary group