Which step identifies alternative rival hypotheses?

a.) literature research
b.) operationalization
c.) formulating a hypothesis
d.) choosing a research design


D

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Which of the following justifications served as a reason why Americans adopted a confederacy during the Revolutionary War?

a. They needed a government strong enough to protect them from European invasion. b. They wanted their government to be similar to the British government, but with a president rather than a king. c. They need a government that could raise revenue and control trade. d. They had no wish to replace one oppressive central government with another.

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Of the following, which has the textbook identified as a problem for the future of administering public opinion surveys by telephone?

a. declining utility rates b. rising rates of survey completion c. rising reliance on cell phones to the exclusion of land lines d. rising tendency of people to hold extreme positions

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Which of the following laws protects a civil right rather than a civil liberty?

a. A law that bans racial discrimination  b. A law that prohibits the state government from advancing religion  c. A law that guarantees one’s right to own a firearm  d. A law that forbids the government from censoring newspapers 

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What is one direct consequence of people demanding their "rights" in the absence of a corresponding sense of responsibility?

a. Demands placed on government become impossible to meet. b. Disgruntled voters start dangerous, extremist political movements. c. Voters stop attending church regularly. d. Membership in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts increases dramatically.

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