The Three Corners of the Iron Triangle in Policymaking Are

question 75

Multiple Choice

The three corners of the iron triangle in policymaking are:

• A) the national, the state, and the local levels of government.
• B) the media, the public, and the political parties.
• C) Congress, the president, and the courts.
• D) legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups.
• E) the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the president.

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Definitions:

Validity

The degree to which a research study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure.

Survey Honesty

The degree to which responses on surveys accurately reflect the true thoughts or behaviors of the respondent.

Spurious Relationships

Associations between two variables that appear to be related but are actually caused by the effect of an external or intervening variable.

Confounding

A situation in research where a factor is mistakenly identified as having a direct causal effect due to its association with the true causative factor.