When social and economic differences buttress one another, making political conflict more intense and polarizing, social scientists call them __________
a. cross-cutting cleavages
b. polarizing cleavages
c. predisposing cleavages
d. reinforcing cleavages
Answer: d
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If the Texas legislature were to draw political districts in a way that dilutes the voting potential of minority groups, it would be in violation of __________.
A. political gerrymandering B. the rules of both political parties C. the Texas Constitution D. the Voting Rights Act
The Council of Economic Advisers' job is to review the state of the economy and advise the president on ways to deal with economic problems
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following describes the Antifederalist point of view?
a. The best government was a unitary one. b. State sovereignty was preferable to any other option. c. The U.S. Constitution should be ratified. d. The Bill of Rights was necessary to increase states' rights. e. The Constitution gave too much power to the central government.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Graphed on a scatter plot, a loglinear relationship looks like a lower case “r.” 2. The number of variables in a given model can be more than the number of cases. 3. A slope can be estimated with multiple regression when two independent variables are highly correlated. 4. If variables are collinear, OLS can still be unbiased. 5. The mean of the residuals in OLS regression should equal zero.