This question aligns with Chapter 2, "Getting Started: Finding a Research Question," of Writing a Research Paper in Political Science.Moving from a topic to a question often means ______.
A. expanding the topic of consideration so that students can be sure that they will have enough to write about
B. taking the topic and adding the phrase "What is/are" or "What happened when" in front of it
C. making sure that your preferred answer is found in the question so that any reader knows what you will be arguing
D. working hard to make the question simple and direct, as well as general enough to leave a reader (and you) wondering about the answer you will ultimately find
E. none of these
Answer: D
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a. Workers tend to benefit more from trade than the owners of capital do. b. Trade tends to increase a country's overall income, making everyone better off. c. Trade makes countries richer, and richer countries can afford to adopt income redistribution policies. d. Trade allows countries to import cheap consumer goods, allowing the poor to enjoy a better standard of living. e. Countries that trade more tend to be more democratic, so the people are able to exert pressure on governments to redistribute income.
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A) was widely criticized for ignoring important evidence of the pending attacks. B) sent the first rescuers to the World Trade Center. C) gained praise for the willingness of its top officials to listen to field officers in the days following the attacks. D) stated that it did not have responsibility for domestic security. E) all of the above.
______ allows policy makers to evaluate the situation while taking incremental policy steps.
A. Decision analysis B. Rational analysis C. Policy evaluation D. Adaptive management
As a result of new judicial federalism, ________
A. federal courts have restricted states' bills of rights B. state courts have used their state bill of rights to provide more protection than found in the U.S. Bill of Rights C. state courts have restricted the use of their state bill of rights D. state courts have looked for ways to circumvent the protections offered under the U.S. Bill of Rights E. the Supreme Court has used the federal Bill of Rights to provide more protection than found in the bill of rights of several states