A conservative judge appointed to the Supreme Court by a Republican president is most likely to become more liberal if __________
a. a Democrat becomes the next president
b. the Court already has a majority of conservatives
c. public opinion is more liberal than his or her own views
d. he or she begins to worry that the Court's decisions are too narrow
d
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A major argument in favor of reducing the separation of powers called for in the U.S. Constitution is that it would
A) allow prompt, decisive leadership by the president. B) weaken the presidency and give greater protection against executive dictatorship. C) disperse credit or blame equally among the three branches of government. D) apportion responsibility for implementing government programs among members of Congress. E) create a truly independent judiciary.
In the poorest countries, the biggest health care challenges involve
a. rising costs b. patient compliance c. doctors’ demands d. patient access
Participant attrition in a study on self-esteem in male sociopaths versus normal males would affect generalizability because
A) The participants who dropped out may be different in some critical way than those who remained in the study. B) It would call into question the diagnostic category of sociopathy. C) There would not be a large enough sample size. D) The results could only be generalized to the population of male sociopaths and not to all males.
The principal–agent problem can lead bureaucrats to engage in what type of behavior?
a. working against the objectives of the president and Congress b. relying on norms when it comes to decision making c. exercising discretion in the implementation of federal laws d. deferring to the president when the president and Congress disagree e. deferring to Congress when the president and Congress disagree