There are three ways to assess each type of measure for dependent variables. Which of the following is one of those three ways?

After voter dealignment peaked in the mid-1980s, how did voting behavior change?

a. electorate polarization disappeared b. ticket-splitting increased c. voter turnout increased d. voter attachment to party increased e. transference from one party to the other increased

If the U.S. Supreme Court were to hear a case involving a U.S. foreign policy conflict between a state law and a treaty, the Court would be most likely to rule that the __________ takes precedence

a. one recommended by the National Security Council b. one recommended by the president c. state law d. treaty