A ____________ is a guess (but of an educated nature) that represents the proposed explanation for some phenomenon and that indicates how an independent variable is thought to affect, influence, or alter a dependent variable.

Executive privilege was not limited until the

A) Watergate affair of the Nixon administration. B) Iran Contra affair of the Reagan administration. C) Monica Lewinsky affair of the Clinton administration. D) terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. E) investigation of the Bush administration following Hurricane Katrina.

If leaders try to “broaden” their dictatorship by institutionalizing it (with a legislature, elections, political parties, etc.), does it follow that their regime will be more stable?

A. Yes, institutionalization always helps the stability and survival of dictatorships. B. No, institutionalization does not help with stability. C. It will depend on the strength of the opposition (institutionalization will help stabilize a regime when the opposition is weak but will destabilize it if the opposition is strong).