How has Madison's vision of the national government as the ultimate guarantor of individual rights fared throughout the years?
A. It has failed due to the demand by factions for repressive legislation.
B. It has been discredited by the Supreme Court.
C. It has largely been shown to be inaccurate by state action.
D. It has largely been realized.
Answer: D
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Among the important reasons government programs are not implemented successfully is that
A) ?bureaucrats are only looking out for themselves and don't work to successfully implement programs. B) ?laws are usually written with the needs of political contributors, rather than the public, in mind. C) ?so many people don't pay their taxes that the government doesn't have adequate funding for public programs. D) ?very few people really want to be helped by the government; they'd rather just work out their problems on their own. E) ?the government sometimes attempts to implement programs that are not well-suited to bureaucracies.
A technical safeguard is also known as a ________.
What will be an ideal response?
As a source of energy, nuclear power
A) is rarely used in the United States or Europe. B) is inefficient and emits high levels of greenhouse gases. C) produces a minimal amount of waste so there is little spent fuel to store. D) has been used safely in Europe and the former states of the Soviet Union for decades. E) is widely supported in the United States.
Which of the following statements about sampling is true?
A. It is pretty easy to draw a random sample of the population in order to measure public opinion accurately. B. The larger the sample the more closely the sample's answers will closely approximate the answers if the entire population could be asked. C. Larger samples are always better so the results from a sample of 2,000 will be twice as accurate as the results from a sample of 1,000. D. Pollsters who can draw good samples can virtually eliminate any errors in polling.