Which element of the federal government best reflects the constitutional principle of the separation of powers?
a. the creation of the supreme court
b. the creation of a congress with two houses
c. the creation of three branches of government
d. the creation of state and local governments

List three reasons why people might be fascinated by something as dangerous as a nuclear weapon.

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject.a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher.wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners.acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.

The state fire marshal ensures a program can legally operate in a specific location and has sound structure?