How many justices serve at one time on the Supreme Court?
a. Six
b. Nine
c. Twelve
d. Fifteen
b. Nine
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A roll-call vote in which a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans is called a ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following best describes independent variables?
a) not manipulated by the experimenter b) manipulated to assess the effect of the treatment c) unrelated to the treatment d) not necessary
The experiences of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush illustrate
a. that the level of public approval for the President rarely deviates very much. b. that the level of public approval for Republican presidents declines more sharply than for Democratic candidates. c. that the level of approval for presidents typically varies from month to month with economic conditions and international events. d. that the level of support for only Republican presidents is higher when there is some type of international crisis.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Strange as it may seem, a sample of 1,500 mirrors a population of 250 million just as accurately as it would a population of 10,000. 2. As response rates to traditional phone calls drop and Internet and mobile platforms continue to replace existing modes of communication, new methods are developing that use the science of statistics to construct samples that represent the population without being randomly drawn from the population. 3. The work to measure and shape public opinion has diminished the ability of individual citizens to act collectively. 4. Ideological labels may be indispensable to politicians and pundits, but most citizens get by without them and feel no obligation to be consistently liberal or consistently conservative. 5. Attitudes introduce bias into perceptions and interpretations of political information because people tend to pay more attention and give more credence to sources and information that confirm rather than challenge their beliefs.