The Supreme Court's deep division over affirmative action is evident in its opinions. Give five general standards that seem to be emerging from its decisions.

What will be an ideal response?


? Quota systems by state or local governments will be given strict scrutiny.?Quotas cannot be used by state or local governments without a showing that they are necessary to correct actual past or present discrimination.? The showing of statistical disparities is not enough; specific discriminatory practices must be identified.? Quotas or preference systems created by federal law will be given deference.? Voluntary preference systems are easier to justify.? Systems that involve hiring or promotion are preferable to those that require persons to be laid off.

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American politics is________

a. a collection of pluralist groups maintaining a balance of power among themselves b. an elite of economic, political, and military leaders in unresponsive control ofthepolitical game c. a collaboration ofpluralists groups and society's power elites who together runthe democracy d. a republic in which the power lies with the masses e. an anarchy that represent the political conflicts

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Without a job that provides health care, you pay a larger insurance bill all on your own.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Data cleaning is most important when downloading secondary data files. 2. Precoding refers to assigning numeric codes to response categories on a survey prior to letting respondents complete the survey. 3. Three features of a shape are important in a univariate distribution: mean, median, and mode. 4. A frequency polygon displays number and percentage of cases per cell in a table. 5. The beginning point of axes on graphs should be zero unless clearly marked.

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Voter turnout is best defined as the number of __________

a. people who cast a ballot in any given election b. people registered to vote in relation to the number of actual voters c. people eligible to register and vote in relation to the number of actual voters d. actual voters in relation to the number of people eligible to register and vote

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