A Nation Has Adopted a New Form of Government That

question 31

Multiple Choice

A nation has adopted a new form of government that gives citizens most of the power over the policies that are formed at the federal level. When deciding policy, legislation is proposed and presented to the people on a ballot for them to decide whether or not they want to implement the policy. If more than 50 percent of the public votes in favor of the legislation, it becomes law. What is this an example of?

• A) pluralism
• B) interest groups
• C) majoritarianism
• D) factionalism

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Definitions:

Experimental Method

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Positive Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure indicating that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to increase as well.

Covary

Refers to the phenomenon where two variables change in relation to each other, often used in statistical analysis to understand correlations.