Assigning subjects randomly to the experimental and comparison groups ensures that this does not affect the assignment of subjects to groups.

Which of the following statements best represents the hyperpluralist view?

a. All legitimate interests in the political system can get a hearing from government once they are organized. b. Awesome power is held by the largest corporations. c. There are too many special interest groups getting too much of what they want. d. When one group throws its weight around too much, its opponents are likely to intensify their organization and thus restore balance to the system.

In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional to require schoolchildren to do which of the following?

a. pray b. take standardized tests c. be bused d. desegregate