Which of the following is NOT a measure of the degree of spread or dispersion of scores?

According to Crane Brinton, which of the following happens to intellectuals during "the old regime decays" stage of revolution?

a. Intellectuals are alienated from the regime and begin considering idealistic alternatives. b. Intellectuals argue that taxes should be raised to pay for an expanded welfare state. c. Intellectuals are shunned and sometimes even imprisoned. d. Intellectuals accuse the moderates of compromising too much.

Members of independent regulatory commissions are not subject to presidential dismissal because they

a. are better able to deliberate in the public interest when they are not governed by political pressures. b. are chosen by Congress. c. are elected officials and can only be removed from their positions by a recall election. d. are not government entities, but private enterprises. e. were created outside the bounds of the Constitution, so they cannot be subject to governmental intervention.