Following a decade of interstate highway building, Congress created the Department of

Which of the following reasons did NOT contribute to the electoral defeat of the proposed amendments that resulted from the 1974 Constitutional Convention?

A) The influence of political scandals such as Sharpstown in Texas and Watergate in Washington on voters attitudes toward government and politics B) The last minute opposition of Governor Dolph Briscoe to the proposed amendments C) The campaign against the amendments by several interest groups which benefited from aspects of the existing constitution D) A feeling among voters that the proposed amendments justified replacing the existing constitution E) Disclosures during trial about the private life and habits of Price Daniel, Jr., the former House Speaker and president of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention who was murdered by his wife

The measurement of a variable has validity when

a. the same results are obtained each time it is measured. b. it becomes an accepted variable in a given area of research. c. it can be measured quantitatively. d. the inferences that are made from the measurement are accurate.