Motives for social research are sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting. List three motives for social research and write a one-sentence definition of each. Imagine that you direct a government criminal justice agency. What might motivate you to conduct research on the impact of your parole policies? How might the motives for research conflict?

What will be an ideal response?

policy motivations, academic motivations, and personal motivations.

Political Science

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For the past 150 years, control of government has been ______.

a. under the leadership of the Republican Party and the Tea Party b. dominated by the Democratic Party and its leaders c. in the hands of political independents and political third parties d. shifting back and forth between the Democratic and Republican Parties

Political Science

"Commerce among the several states" was first defined in

a. McCulloch v. Maryland. b. Printz v. United States. c. Gibbons v. Ogden. d. Marbury v. Madison.

Political Science