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What is the most likely reason it was difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?

Select one or more:

a. Americans were content to follow British laws.

b. The government did not have a legislature.

c. Passage required the votes of 9 of the 13 states.

d. Passage required a unanimous vote of the 13 states.

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject. a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher. wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners. acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.

Dr. redbull conducts a study to determine whether her new energy drink children perform better on spelling tests. she randomly assigns children to one of two groups: group 1 receives her energy drink and group 2 receives water. she then gives both groups a spelling test and compares the results. which of the following is true about this study? a. group 1 is the dependent variable and group 2 is the independent variable. b. this is a correlational study. c. group 2 is the experimental group. d. the independent variable is the type of drink the children receive.

What was the purpose of the federalist papers? a. to revise the articles of confederationb. to oppose ratification of the constitution c. to encourage support for the ratification of the constitutiond. to invite people to the constitutional convention