The text concludes that the current status of federalism ______.
a. is dominated by conservative efforts toward devolution
b. is characterized by a contradictory mix of rhetoric about moving power back to the states and new national initiatives
c. is characterized by rhetoric about new national initiatives while more power is being devolved to the states
d. involves a consensus that the national government has grown too strong
e. involves a consensus that the national government must become stronger in the face of so many challenges to the nation’s welfare
b. is characterized by a contradictory mix of rhetoric about moving power back to the states and new national initiatives
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For Mitchell J. Landrieu, future progress after the removal of Confederate monuments consists of multiple components. In order to create a positive future, what must New Orleans accomplish and achieve?
A. The city should not only construct new historical monuments that represent the atrocities of slavery, but also become a community exemplary of overall societal progress. B. The city must build monuments that specifically reference New Orleans’ history of slavery, while also enacting laws that prevent the spread of racist ideologies. C. The city must continue to remove Confederate monuments while also publishing a report that other cities can use to make similar progress. D. The city should immediately incorporate the removal of Confederate monuments into educational curricula and teach the unaltered history of slavery.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Basic science is the effort to figure out what the world is like and why it works as it does. 2. Descriptive research is evaluation research and other social research which is motivated by practical concerns. 3. Quantitative methods use numerical data which is presented as percentages and other statistics in order to summarize relationships among different variables. 4. A researcher who conducts a survey with 200 participants and then does in-depth interviews with 40 of these participants is using mixed methods research. 5. Applied research relies on the scientific method just as basic research does.