A voter decides to vote against her existing member of Congress because, even though she is doing well financially, she feels the national economy is doing poorly. This thought process is called

One basic purpose of experimental design is

A) to reduce the number of participants needed. B) to control variance. C) to keep the alpha level below .05. D) to observe contingencies.

The Pendleton Act of 1883 prohibited

a. active participation in political campaigns by federal employees. b. political contributions by any federal employee. c. state employees from engaging in election campaign work. d. federal employees from serving as delegates to a party convention.