Which of the following entities attempts to influence public policy by having its members win and hold office?
a. interest groups
b. political parties
c. minority factions
d. community organizations
b. political parties
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The National Science Foundation has a policy of, each year, selecting the best young scientists and giving them a 5 year grant to allow them to work on their program of research
These scientists are selected based on the number of publications they have produced in the prior year. All scientists who have published 4 or more articles in the prior years receive these grants. The National Science Foundation wants to find out if this program is effective. The research design that could be used to best test the effect of this program is a. posttest-only design. b. regression-discontinuity design. c. one group pretest-posttest design. d. pretest-posttest design.
Political culture can be thought of as a __________ through which to view American politics
a. kaleidoscope b. lens c. magnifying glass d. window e. boundary
Which of the following is an example of a professional association?
a. Democratic Governor's Association b. American Conservative Union c. American Medical Association d. National Rifle Association
The Senate consists of ________ senators from each state, regardless of the size of thestate
a. two b. three c. four d. five e. six