Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 63

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Barack Obama

• A)was the Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite who ran as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election
• B)campaigned for president on the theme of "compassionate conservatism" and chose advisers known for their strong ideological convictions
• C)was the Californian congressional representative who became a historic House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election
• D)was the independent counsel who initially investigated whether Bill Clinton was involved in the Whitewater fraud and later prosecuted him for perjury and obstruction of justice
• E)was forced to resign as national security adviser for lying to the vice president and FBI about contact with a Russian ambassador
• F)was a former history professor and later a House Republican who helped mobilize conservatives associated with the Christian Coalition
• G)was the U.S. senator from New York who ran against Barack Obama in 2008 and who he appointed secretary of state
• H)espoused the doctrine as president that America could not afford to police the world and had the goal of making health care accessible to everyone
• I)was a longtime senator who had earned the reputation of a bipartisan "maverick" and ran as the Republican presidential candidate in 2008
• J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal involving the president that received a mixed public reaction

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of changes made to the independent variable.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Participants' Expectations

The beliefs or assumptions held by individuals participating in a study or activity about what will happen, which can influence their behavior and the outcomes.

Experiments

A method of scientific investigation involving the manipulation of variables to test a hypothesis and observe the effects, often used to establish cause-and-effect relationships.