Government 327L Public Opinion and Voting Behavior Professor Shaw Spring 2013 Mock Exam Multiple Choice: 1. According to Pew’s “People and the Press” study‚ in 2012 the average response rate for a standard national telephone survey conducted by a news media organization was: A. 90%-100%. B. 75%-85%. C. 55%-65%. D. 10%-25%. 2. The emphasis on consistency and uniformity in the interviewing procedure reflects a concern with the __________ of the survey instrument. A. Bias B. Reliability
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The article that I read was discussing how the Defense of Marriage act‚ or DOMA‚ was recently overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States. DOMA was opposed by same-sex couples who claimed that the act violated their Constitutional rights. The act‚ passed in 1996‚ stated that the Federal government did not have to recognize same-sex marriages‚ even though they were considered legal marriages in certain states‚ therefore not giving federal benefits to same-sex married couples. The benefits
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Principles of Economics II – Microeconomics Homework #1: Ch 4~6 and Article Questions Article Questions Please download the associated article. “Fare Hike...” 1. Based on the article‚ are taxi fares more elastic or less elastic for drivers? Passengers? How do you know? Give at least 3 reasons. 2. If given a chance‚ do you think that cab drivers would have raised the amount that high? Why/not? Chapter Questions Ch 4 Questions: 1. Consider the market for eggs. For each of the events
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Court Cases McCulloch vs. Maryland – 1819‚ Maryland tried to tax the US Bank‚ a national bank. Resulted in Maryland’s law being declared illegal‚ because the states cannot tax a Federal institution. Gibbons vs. Ogden – 1824‚ gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. Ogden was running
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42 Jamestown Court Grayslake‚ Illinois 60030 December 17‚ 2014 Mayor Rhett Taylor Village of Grayslake 10 South Seymour Avenue Grayslake‚ Illinois 60030 Re: Lowering Property Taxes Dear Mayor Taylor: I am writing this letter to propose the lowering of property taxes in Grayslake. I come from a family with four kids‚ all of which are planning to go through or have gone through District 46 and District 127 education. We love everything about Grayslake except one thing: the property taxes are
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Article-- Morsi: Don’t expect Egypt to live by America’s rules Web Address:- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/23/morsi-dont-expect-egypt-to-live-by-america-rules/ As this article published in Sepetember23‚ 2012‚ Egypt President‚ Islamist Mohammed Morsi during his first visit to United State said that they will not follow American’s rule in their decision making as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak done. This was the response of Morsi after a wave of violence erupted across the Muslim world over
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The Crimean Khanate‚ a vassal of the Ottoman Empire‚ was conquered by the Russian Empire in 1783.[52] Following its incorporation into the Russian Empire‚ Crimea became the "heart of Russian Romanticism" and the region continued to attract vacationers well after the Russian Empire was replaced by the Soviet Union.[53] Crimea had autonomy within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic from 1921 until 1945‚ when Joseph Stalin deported the
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the needs of a modern nation in a global economy. * Expansion Rests on 4 pillars 1. National Supremacy Article 2. War power 3. Commerce clause 4. Power 2 tax/ spend 4 gen. welfare Interpreting Federalism * Mulloch vs. Maryland: under the Necessary And Proper Clause- the fed. Gov. has implied powers * The constitutional established supremacy as the fed. Gov. (preemption- when fed. Law or regulation precludes enforcement of state/loc. Law or regulations.) * So‚ you
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ASANTE TECHNOLOGIES‚ INC. v. PMC-SIERRA‚ INC. 164 F. Supp. 2d 1142 (N.D. Cal. 2001) Legal Case Analysis The lawsuit results from a dispute involving the sale of electronic parts. The plaintiff‚ Assante Technologies is a Delaware corporation with its primary place of business in Santa Clare‚ California. Assante entered into a contract with Unique Technologies‚ located in California; which is the distributor of PMC-Sierra‚ Inc. located in British Columbia‚ Canada. The plaintiff alleges that the Defendant
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post-traumatic stress disorder” are also mentioned in the article. Again our games can really allow people to release stress even more effective than video games by incorporating physical activity. A personas I thought of could involve very stressed out teen to university students around the age where stress tends to easily build up‚ and what is there better to release them other than playing some interesting and innovative games. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201310/vi
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