When a social science researcher makes an educated guess based on previously understood facts, he/she is making a(an)

a. wild guess.
b. hypothesis.
c. correlation.
d. quantitative analysis.
e. qualitative analysis.


b

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All of the following statements concerning incorporation of the Bill of Rights are true EXCEPT this:

a. Incorporation has taken place on the basis of provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. b. Incorporation is a matter of interpretation rather than a constitutional principle. c. The Supreme Court began the process of incorporation of the Bill of Rights in the late 1960s. d. Incorporation has taken place on the theories of both selective incorporation and total incorporation. e. Without incorporation, the Bill of Rights would apply only to acts of the federal government.

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When mass parties emerged in the early twentieth century, such parties were most often

a. Communist parties. b. Socialist parties. c. Liberal parties. d. Both statements (a) and (c) are true.

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A negative relationship can also be referred to as:

a. direct b. inverse c. heteroscedastic d. homoscedastic

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In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

A) John Locke B) James Madison C) John Hancock D) Joseph Ellis E) John Adams

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