The results of Sherman and Berk's (1984) study of the impact of arrest on repeat calls to the police department for domestic violence supported ______.
A. symbolic interactionism
B. deterrence theory
C. labeling theory
D. conflict theory
B. deterrence theory
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In an open primary
A. voters do not have to make a public choice of the primary in which they will vote until election day. B. voters can choose a candidate for each office, regardless of party. C. there is no party registration and voters can vote in whichever party primary they choose. D. only persons pre-registered as members of a particular party can vote.
Strong states theories argue that
a. countries would develop faster if governments did not intervene in the economy and let market forces work naturally, creating stronger states. b. even with increasing globalization, governments have maintained, and perhaps even enhanced, their ability to tax, spend, and regulate. c. globalization limits the ability of governments to tax, spend, and regulate. d. to promote development, states should take a "strong" role by providing subsidies to key domestic industries and pursuing protectionist trade policies. e. a country's move from underdevelopment to modernization can be understood and modeled based on development in the West.
Increasingly, government agencies have attempted to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by making use of _____.
A. the traditional media B. partisan politics C. public relations firms D. iron triangles E. the Internet
Under George W. Bush, the United States started a program of development aid that depends on countries' good governance records. This program is called:
a. The Millennium Challenge Development b. The Millennium Challenge Corporation c. The Millennum Development Corporation d. The Millennium Development Goals e. The Millennium Challenge Goals