In what ways did the Civil War and the Great Depression change the Constitution?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Students' answers may vary.
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Which of the following can artificially deflate the magnitude of a correlation coefficient?
a. having a large number of participants b. on-line outliers c. restricted range of scores d. high reliability of the measures e. all of the above can deflate a correlation
Although almost everyone advocates a balanced budget, every spending program and tax break is defended by organized beneficiaries but why does deficit reduction have less organized support?
a. It is an unrealistic goal. b. It is an economically unsound idea. c. It is a concentrated particularized benefit. d. It is a diffuse collective good.
What makes presidential elections unique when compared with other elections?
a. Presidential elections have the smallest constituency. b. Presidential elections receive less media coverage than other elections. c. The president and the vice president are the only elected officials who answer to a national electorate. d. There are more candidates in general presidential elections. e. They are held in odd years.
Interest groups are often defended as a check on __________, or the tendency of democratic governments to allow the faint preferences of the masses to prevail over the intense feelings of minorities
a. majoritarianism b. constitutionalism c. federalism d. libertarianism