Michael W. Traugott contends that the response rates to polls have
a. remained stable since the 1950s.
b. significantly increased in recent years.
c. significantly increased only in local polls in recent years.
d. decreased in recent years.
d. decreased in recent years.
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ARPANET was a(n)
a. Cold War-era network for sharing national security information between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA). b. independent agency of the federal government during the 1990s that regulated and taxed internet service providers (ISPs). c. program managed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in the 1950s, which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit. d. decentralized, highly redundant communications network created by the federal government in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Vietnam War and Watergate affected Congress by ______.
a. causing Congress to take steps to increase its independence from the information sources of the executive branch b. causing Congress to reduce its dependence on information sources outside of the executive branch c. causing Congress to increase the power of committee chairs to strengthen the institution d. causing Congress to reduce the power of the leadership e. reducing party line votes in Congress
An economic system in which most prices, property, and production are directly controlled by the state is best defined as ______.
A. capitalism B. a market economy C. communism D. a command economy
Which of the following is NOT an allowable circumstance for a warrantless search?
a. the search is incidental to a lawful arrest b. the defendant has given consent to be searched c. the police are in “hot pursuit” of the defendant d. the evidence is in plain view of police e. the police have probable cause to search