Pols 3200 Final Question and answers rated A+
1. Consider the following statement: "Voter turnout is higher among citizens living in rural areas than among citizens in urban areas."
Is this statement scientific? - correct answer Yes
1. Consider the following statement: "Military spending i...
Pols 3200 Final Question and answers
rated A+
1. Consider the following statement: "Voter turnout is higher among citizens
living in rural areas than among citizens in urban areas."
Is this statement scientific? - correct answer ✔Yes
1. Consider the following statement: "Military spending increases under right-
wing governments."
Is this statement scientific? - correct answer ✔Yes
1. Consider the following statement: "All mainstream US senators agree that
the House bill is unacceptable."
Is this statement scientific if "mainstream US senators" are defined as those
who find the House bill unacceptable? - correct answer ✔No
1. Consider the following statement: "All mainstream US senators agree that
the House bill is unacceptable."
Is this statement scientific if "mainstream US senators" are defined as those
who share a middle-of-the-road ideology? - correct answer ✔No
"Good democratic performance requires a civic culture ."
In this statement, 'a civic culture' is an example of a: - correct answer
✔Necessary Condition
, "A piece of legislation cannot become a law unless a majority of members of
parliament vote for it."
In this statement, 'a majority of members of parliament voting for it' is an
example of a: - correct answer ✔Sufficient Condition
1. "If a democracy is wealthy, then it will stay a democracy."
In this statement, 'being wealthy' is an example of a: - correct answer
✔Sufficient Condition
Analyze the following argument:
· Major Premise: If a country has a participant culture, then democracy in that
country will be stable.
· Minor Premise: Democracy in country X is unstable.
· Conclusion: Therefore, country X does not have a participant culture.
Is this a valid argument? - correct answer ✔Yes
Analyze the following argument:
· Major Premise: If a democracy's level of economic development increases,
then it will remain a democracy.
· Minor Premise: The democracy's level of economic development did not
increase.
· Conclusion: Therefore, the country will not remain a democracy.
What form does this argument take? - correct answer ✔Denying the
antecedent
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