Which factor more than any other drives voter choice in local partisan contests?
a. Health of the local economy
b. Party affiliation
c. Local tax policies
d. Interest group endorsements
b
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The long ballot refers to having fewer elected officials and more appointed officials under the control of the governor
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the context of strategies to govern metropolitan regions, what is meant by agreements to furnish services?
A. It refers to the practice of large cities absorbing neighboring areas into it. B. It refers to the practice of a few cities sharing a single activity. C. It refers to the practice of multiple cities establishing an authority to run services in all the cities. D. It is the practice of establishing units of government to provide one or more particular services for a regional area. E. It is the practice of merging with the surrounding county's government.
The difference between parliamentary systems of government and the system of government contained in the Constitution is
a. parliamentary systems minimize the conformity costs compared with the political system in the United States. b. the separation of powers contained in the U.S. Constitution imposes higher transaction costs than in parliamentary government. c. the decision of the legislature is constrained by executive and judicial vetoes. d. the U.S. Constitution explicitly recognizes the divine right of kings.
A researcher wants to develop a measure of test anxiety with high internal consistency reliability. It would be best for her to have the measure consist of
A) one item. B) ten items. C) twenty items. D) Item number is not important to internal consistency reliability.