Although the federal government is restricted to exercising delegated powers, some constitutional provisions enable the Supreme Court to make a loose constructionist
interpretation of what those delegated powers permit. Which of the following is not among those provisions?
A. the Necessary and Proper clause
B. the Police Powers clause
C. the National Supremacy clause
D. the Commerce clause
B
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Researchers refer to the unintended influence of the questioner on respondents during in-person interviews as __________
a. question bias b. the margin of error c. interviewer bias d. self-selection
The null hypothesis represents which of the following statements?
a) no relationship between the variables under study b) a positive relationship between the independent and dependent variables c) a negative relationship between the independent and dependent variables d) a difference between the variables under study
Which of the following is not a criticism of the State Department?
a. Foreign service officers tend to be slow to change and are cautious in their decision-making. b. Foreign service officers develop relationships with governments and citizens overseas, sometimes causing them to lose sight of the national interest. c. The State Department lacks diversity, and many of the highest-ranking foreign service officers are Ivy League, affluent, white males. d. The State Department spends too much time dealing with bureaucratic issues, such as processing visa requests and passports, to be effective at conducting diplomacy abroad.
Which of the following is a criticism of the electoral college?
A) The "winner-take-all" feature distorts the will of the voters and makes it possible to elect a president who has lost the popular election. B) The "winner-take-all" feature gives an advantage to the populous states that have many electoral votes and to the members of minority groups that constitute powerful voting blocs within those states. C) Electors are not constitutionally bound to vote for the candidate to whom they were pledged. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.