The rules that govern floor debate in the House of Representatives
A. must be agreed upon by all members.
B. are a tool the majority party uses to help it control the legislative process.
C. are neutral and assure a fair hearing for all sides.
D. encourage the development of partisan hostilities.
E. often result in deadlocked legislation that the leadership must negotiate.
Answer: B. are a tool the majority party uses to help it control the legislative process.
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A. the candidate who gets the most votes wins. B. one must get a majority of votes cast to win. C. votes are allocated on a proportional basis. D. only parties receiving more than 5 percent of the vote are allocated seats. E. a party must have competed in a previous election to be placed on the ballot.
Confidentiality is defined as:
a. the scientists must respect the confidential nature of experimental data. Data must never be shared with other researchers. b. experimenters must be confident in their procedures before ever running a subject c. participant responses must remain confidential in that they should not be shared with anyone outside the study d. all data must be stored in a cabinet within a brown paper bag
Which of the following is generally lower in unobtrusive research, compared to obtrusive research?
a.) reactivity b.) scientific precision c.) subjectivity of data d.) rigor of analysis
The fact that some states have moved their primaries earlier in the election year suggests that __________
a. they don't believe that caucuses should have as much impact as primaries b. they want to link their state candidates to national candidates c. they have no fear of the Democratic or Republican National Committee d. all primaries should take place on the same day