Which of the following factors has had the LEAST impact on the ability of third-party candidates to succeed in American politics?
a. America's plurality election system
b. the difficulty third-party candidates have in getting on the ballot
c. the unwillingness of the media and voters to take third-party candidates seriously
d. state laws prohibiting the formation of third parties
e. most Americans' unfamiliarity with systems other than the two-party system
d
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a. de jure equality. b. de facto equality. c. minority rights. d. affirmative action. e. unfair discrimination.
All together state governments process nearly 35 million legal cases per year, which constitutes _________ of the nation’s litigation
a. 10 percent b. 25 percent c. 95 percent d. 65 percent e. 78 percent
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A single method may not represent adequately the social world's complexity that we are trying to understand 2. Mixed methods have been used more in academic disciplines than in applied fields. 3. The paradigm wars emerged from linking qualitative methods to a positivist philosophy and quantitative methods to a collectivist philosophy. 4. The secondary method used in a mixed-methods project is written in all caps. 5. QUAN+QUAL means that two methods are used concurrently and have equal priority.
News Clip 13.1: Lobbying LoopholesClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 566 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:President Obama's efforts to limit lobbying were accomplished through a(n) ______.
A. executive agreement B. executive order C. bill D. congressional hearing