Polls conducted by news organizations that invite everyone to participate by phone, mail, or Internet are practically worthless because they
a. do not consist of a random sample.
b. do not reach enough respondents.
c. largely falsify the results to support the current news story.
d. primarily reach nonvoters.
e. reach only those people who have little knowledge of the issues.
ANS: A
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a. to obey the law b. to sit on a jury c. to pay taxes d. to fight in the nation’s wars e. to vote
Which action would exemplify a governor acting as a partisan leader?
a. applying reduction veto on appropriations bill b. pardoning or reducing a convict's sentence c. introducing a legislative package that reflects the values of his or her party d. acting as an ambassador in international relations
Graham Allison's governmental politics model suggests that decisions are the result of
a. following only government established standard operating procedures. b. instrumental rational calculations by governmental leaders, like expected utility. c. cognitive dissonance among high level government leaders. d. various bargaining games among bureaucratic players within the government.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the social democratic welfare state, one of the main goals is to achieve greater social equality. 2. When markets do not perform their expected functions it is called market failure. 3. Liberal welfare states are more concerned with individual autonomy than with reducing poverty and inequality. 4. Social insurance provides benefits to categories of people who have contributed to a public insurance fund.