The gathering and analysis of voting results in an election to determine why citizens voted for particular candidates would be an example of which task of political science?
a. theoretical integration
b. ethical concern
c. empirical understanding
d. prudential or wise judgment
c. empirical understanding
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Rodney moved to a new state two weeks before the presidential election. To his dismay, when he went to the poll to vote, he was told that his recent voter registration was too new to allow him to vote in this election. Of which is this an example?
a. closed primary b. coattail effect c. residency requirements d. registration crosscheck
A city ordinance that prohibits the use of bullhorns after midnight in residential neighborhoods would be
A. unconstitutional, unless it dealt specifically with fighting words. B. a matter of state and local law, not subject to the federal Constitution. C. constitutional as long as it was content neutral. D. constitutional as long as it did not apply to protest speech. E. an unconstitutional prohibition of the freedom of assembly.
Which statement best describes the decision in Gibbons v. Ogden of 1824?
a. The federal government has the ultimate power to regulate interstate commerce. b. States can regulate any product that crosses state lines. c. Congress can regulate activity that affects commerce within a state. d. States can regulate any activity that affects commerce within a state.
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, there are roughly _________ special districts in the United States
a. 3000 b. 37,000 c. 13,000 d. 17,000