A researcher wanted to know whether contracting out government services improves municipal efficiency. The political party in charge is unrelated to its government’s efficiency but strongly correlated with contracting out. If political party were added as a control variable in this model, the standard error would most likely . . .

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. Impossible to say

A. Increase

Political Science

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The Articles of Confederation required __________ consent from the states for ratification

a. three-fifths b. unanimous c. two-thirds d. majority e. three-fourths

Political Science

When a researcher investigates a document to determine if the author listed actually wrote it, or if the version is a counterfeit, this is an example of _____________

A) External criticism B) Internal criticism C) Plagiarism D) Investigator detection

Political Science