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Title: In the case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ...
Post by: Hoshuia on Mar 16, 2018
In the case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that __________ could be considered as one factor, along with other criteria, to achieve diversity in higher education.
 
  A) gender
  B) race
  C) religion
  D) social class

 Q. 2

An unscientific poll that gathers the opinions of people who are conveniently available in a particular gathering place is _________.
 
  A) a straw poll
  B) an election
  C) a drill
  D) a public opinion poll
  E) a generalized public survey

 Q. 3

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's program to increase college enrollment and graduation rates for all groups by 2015 was
 
  A) never implemented.
  B) a failure, as minority enrollment declined.
  C) essentially a failure, as minority participation held steady but did not increase.
  D) considered highly successful.

 Q. 4

Why did public opinion polling begin in the United States?
 
  A) the constitution requires polling to be conducted prior to each election
  B) people were interested in predicting the outcome of political races
  C) citizens wanted to do away with the federal income tax
  D) representatives had no way of gathering public opinion
  E) researchers wanted to show the ignorance of voters

 Q. 5

The two widely recognized flagship'' state universities in Texas are
 
  A) University of Texas San Antonio and UT Arlington.
  B) the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University College Station.
  C) Texas State University and University of Houston.
  D) Port Chester University and Hogwarts Academy.

 Q. 6

The key to achieving a scientific, or representative, sample in a poll is the use of ________.
 
  A) random selection
  B) straw votes
  C) land lines
  D) self selection
  E) call-in lines

 Q. 7

Which of the following Texas universities is NOT widely recognized as being among the prestigious tier-one national research universities?
 
  A) Rice University
  B) University of Texas at Austin
  C) Texas A&M University in College Station
  D) Lamar University


Title: In the case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ...
Post by: shelberszinsker on Mar 16, 2018
Ans. to #1

B

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A

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D

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B

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B

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A

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D


Title: In the case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ...
Post by: Hoshuia on Mar 16, 2018
Were some really tough homework problems! Thanks for answering all of them correctly