According to the Functionalist Perspective, What Keeps the Government of the United

question 57

Multiple Choice

According to the functionalist perspective, what keeps the government of the United States from turning against its citizens?

• A) a fear of nationwide anarchy
• B) political gridlock between the major parties
• C) the pluralism in distributing power
• D) the power of political action committees

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric test used to determine whether two independent samples come from the same distribution.

Significance

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Nonparametric Methods

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