Members of the Senate and the House feel political pressure to make recorded votes because
a. a high absentee rate can be damaging in reelection campaigns.
b. committee assignments depend on these votes.
c. it is important for logrolling purposes.
d. such votes are usually very close.
e. these votes usually involve major issues.
ANS: A
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The greater the extraneous and/or error variance,
A) the more difficult it becomes to show the effects of experimental variance. B) the easier it becomes to show the effects of experimental variance. C) the more difficult it becomes to perform the F-test. D) the easier it becomes to show a causal effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
The Supreme Court extended the exclusionary rule to the state courts in order to
a. strengthen the federal government. b. strip power from the states. c. weaken the Constitution. d. decrease criminal convictions. e. deter improper police behavior.
What does the fact that no state actor, especially the U.S., resorted to an overt use of force during the oil crisis of 1973 say about the use of economic interdependence as a weapon?
a. that it can be limited by security interdependence, since the Saudis benefitted from a U.S. security guarantee and was careful not to push use of the oil weapon too far b. that it is only so effective, especially when the target of the oil weapon is a world hegemon c. that it can be effective, since using force came to be too costly for the U.S. as a result of oil price shocks and resulting economic turmoil at home d. that it can be effective, keeping target countries in economic turmoil and unable to respond with force, as long as a surplus of oil does not lead to lower prices
The authors mention the recession of the ______ as the beginning of the diversification of the Texas economy away from oil.
a. 1950s b. 1970s c. 1980s d. 1990s e. 2000s