Within bureaucracies, positions are assigned specific responsibilities or given authority in a hierarchical arrangement
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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Which of the following statements is true of de facto segregation?
A. Itresults from the political, social, and economic inequality of rights between men and women. B. It is solely based on intellectual differences in people. C. It occurs because of social and economic conditions and residential patterns. D. It is a form of discrimination between Asian Americans and African Americans. E. It is the deliberate intent of the government and is established by law.
The disadvantages of dominance as a solution to collective goods problems include __________.
A. a downward spiral as each side punishes what it believes to be negative acts by the other B. stability that comes at a cost of constant oppression of the lower-ranking members in the status hierarchy C. other groups being unlikely to challenge the top group's power position D. fueling arms races in which members respond to other members' buildup of weapons
How do we know that the opinions of people who call in to radio talk shows are not typical of most Americans?
A. As a sample, they are unrepresentative of the whole population. B. As a sample, they are perfectly random. C. As a sample, they lack intensity. D. As a sample, their opinions are ill formed.
What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act (1883)?
a. the growth of the Republican Party in the 1880s b. the expansion of the federal bureaucracy in the 1880s c. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881 d. the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876