The United States Supreme Court never took up the question of whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violated the _________ until 2013.
A. commerce clause B. necessary and proper clause C. full faith and credit clause D. supremacy clause
Right answer summary: full faith and credit clause
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_____ are legal and constitutional rights that protect citizens from government actions.
A. Executive privileges B. Emergency powers C. Vetoes D. Ordinance powers E. Civil liberties
Which of the following is a well-respected, non-partisan policy analyst often relied on by federal politicians in making decisions?
a. the Brookings Institute b. the Congressional Budget Office c. the Heritage Foundation d. the Office of Management and Budget
To test a measure's construct validity, researchers
a. examine behavioral correlates of the measure
b. conduct experiments to test hypotheses about it
c. examine its correlations with measures of related constructs
d. assess test-retest reliability
e. ask experts for their opinions
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Duverger’s theory predicts that if a country with a homogeneous society (few cleavages) uses permissive electoral rules, then it will have many parties. 2. Duverger’s theory predicts that if a country with a homogeneous society (few cleavages) uses disproportional electoral rules, then it will have many parties. 3. The results of empirical tests of Duverger’s theory show that increasing ethnic heterogeneity always leads to more legislative parties, regardless of the permissiveness of the electoral system. 4. Posner’s study of the Chewas and Tumbukas in Zambia and Malawi suggests that ethnic groups in Africa nearly always organize politically along ethnic lines, unlike ethnic groups in other parts of the world, who are typically more responsive to the logic of minimal winning coalitions.