John found that freshman girls at a local high school were more likely than freshman boys to get detention. In his article, he concludes that overall high school girls are more likely than boys to get in trouble. This is an example of ______.
A. contextual effect
B. ecological fallacy
C. reductionist fallacy
D. spuriousness
B. ecological fallacy
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Because of Americans’ emphasis on liberty, especially “freedom from,” there’s an emphasis on __________
a. sovereignty c. individual rights b. republicanism d. Madisonianism
Neo-Marxists tend to minimize the role of individuals
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A New England town meeting is a form of
a. direct democracy. b. constitutional democracy. c. representative democracy. d. republican democracy. e. collaborative democracy.
What is the main difference for members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) who also are members of a free trade area (FTA)?
a. WTO members are provided lower tariffs than members of the FTA. b. There are no nontariff barriers for WTO members, but there may be some for FTA members. c. Within a free trade area, there are no tariffs at all, but there are some tariffs for WTO members. d. Barriers may be low for FTA members, but they are even lower for WTO members.