For a project in your research methods class, you conducted a correlational research method. You know that this method does not allow you to determine cause and effect
Thus, you must ask yourself which of the following question (s) when you are looking at the results?
a. Is X causing Y?
b. Is Y causing X?
c. Is there a third variable causing both X and Y to be related?
d. all of the above
D
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What term do we use to describe the political philosophy of reform that trusts the goodness and wisdom of individuals and distrusts political institutions and special interests?
a. referendum b. direct primary c. initiative d. progressivism e. None of these
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, as well as the creation of the first National Bank to assume all state debts, represented bold steps toward a stronger central government. Thomas Jefferson became president in 1800 at the height of this movement. What was Jefferson’s stance and impact?
a. Jefferson was a very strong federalist and assumed even more powers to the central government at the expense of the state powers. b. Jefferson’s political party, the Democratic-Republicans, formally opposed the growth in authority of national government. Jefferson’s administration was usually linked to enumerated national powers. c. Very little is known of Jefferson or his presidency. d. Jefferson had no impact on the federalist movement. Though he tried, he was a very ineffective president. e. Jefferson strongly supported the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and sought to embed them in our political culture.
The simultaneous occurrence of slow growth, unemployment, and inflation is referred to as
A) depression. B) stagflation. C) recession. D) authorization. E) monetarism.
All of the following is accurate about think tanks except
a. there are a small number of think tanks out there, but they have a very succinct mission. b. they are funded by individuals, corporations, and foundations that focus on analyzing a particular problem in policy. c. they can be categorized ideologically or chronologically. d. they share their results primarily through publications like the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. e. American think tanks have more influence on government policy than any other country.