Statistical discrimination refers to
a) hiring based on a racial or gender quota. b) making decisions based on conscious racial or gender prejudice. c) making decisions on the basis of racial or gender generalizations. d) making decisions on the basis of subconscious racial or gender prejudice.
C
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The Federal Communication Commission’s “fairness doctrine” required that stations
a. provide free advertising at least once a day to presidential candidates. b. refrain from the broadcast, during a campaign, of movies of actors who had become political candidates. c. use roughly equal numbers of men and women reporters. d. devote a share of their programming to public affairs programming in a balanced and equitable manner.
A __________ is a group of members of Congress who share some interest or characteristic; its goal is to promote the interests around which it is formed
a. caucus b. colloquium c. committee d. conference
Referring to Figure 18.2, the START agreements are an important step toward reaching President Barack Obama's goal of reducing __________ by 87 percent from Cold War levels
a. biological weapons b. suicide bombers c. nuclear arms d. psychological weapons
The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius advocated rule by ___________
a. a virtuous emperor b. a wise religious leader c. a prosperous middle class d. a body of elected representatives