The term that describes the security of faculty members who have demonstrated their competence by service in a college or university position for three to seven years and cannot thereafter be dismissed except for cause is called ________
A. tenure
B. educational longevity
C. academic freedom
D. long-term employment
A
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The most common control for subject effects is
A) the use of objective measures. B) the use of single-blind procedures. C) the use of automation. D) the use of deception.
The controversy surrounding affirmative action programs has manifested in
A) ?state ballot initiatives that have permitted voters to approve laws banning state-sponsored affirmative action efforts. B) ?Congress developing legislation that would expand and redefine the quota system. C) ?Supreme Court rulings that have all abolished affirmative action programs in the workplace. D) ?an executive order by President Obama that prohibited preferential treatment of racial minorities and women. E) ?the Department of Labor mandating state-run educational programs about affirmative action initiatives.
The modern environmental movement is often dated to the release of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in which decade?
A) The 1920s B) The 1940s C) The 1960s D) The 1980s E) The 2000s
What are the differences among pluralism, elitism, and hyperpluralism?
A. Pluralism is the form of government that the founders of America thought was best for our country. Elitism is the government the American revolution sought to overthrow. Hyperpluralism is what we call our modified form of the founders' original government. B. Pluralism states that government should be "for the people, by the people, of the people." Elitism states that government is really ruled by the bureaucracy. Hyperpluralism states that the federal government should be disbanded and we should rely on the 50 state governments instead. C. Pluralism states that government should be run on the concept of majority rule. Elitism states that only a select few upper-class individuals should have the right to vote. Hyper pluralism states that government should be a combination of the two. D. Pluralism states that groups compete and check one another's power and influence. Elitism states that a small group of upper-class people have the most influence on government. Hyperpluralism states that interest groups are the real power and that government itself has been weakened by them. E. Pluralism states that representative democracy is the best form of government. Elitism states that any form of democracy is best, provided there are limits on who can vote. Hyper pluralism states that direct democracy is the best form of government.