Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
The majority of Congressional representatives engaged in state or local politics, were business people, or practiced law before being elected to Congress.
False
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When there is a significant time lapse between pretest and posttest measures, the confounding variable most likely to affect results would be
A) history. B) regression to the mean. C) instrumentation. D) selection.
Modern education reform in Texas began in the mid-1980s with passage of an act that included higher attendance standards, a longer school year, and incentives for excellent teachers. This act, which is best known for its controversial recommendation that athletes and other students who were not passing their classes not be allowed to participate in extracurricular programs, is called the _____
Act. a. Robin Hood b. Elementary and Secondary Education c. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) d. No Pass, No Play e. State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
Drawing on the work of Edmund Burke, British philosopher Michael Oakeshott and American philosopher John Kekes lay out several characteristics of conservative politics. Which of the following does not belong?
a. Tradition and custom are vital to any healthy society. b. Conservatism is, at a very basic level, incredibly optimistic about the perfectibility of society. c. There is no such thing as progress. Societies are not progressing anywhere. Societies exist and keep on existing. d. Human beings are fallible people. We are prone to making mistakes.
Which statements regarding judicial review are most accurate?
a. The Court has ruled acts of Congress to be unconstitutional about 200 times in history. b. State laws have been found unconstitutional on a much lower basis when compared to federal laws. c. Judicial review was incorporated into the Constitution to address the need for the judicial branch to check the other two branches. d. The power of judicial review is limited to the Supreme Court. e. Legislation passed by Congress and state legislative bodies is supported by the principle of judicial review.