POLS 207 LIM TAMU FINAL PAPER
GRADED A+ QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Motion graphs
Answer: Animated scatterplots
Add information about time
◉ Important of measurement
Answer: Rates, not raw numbers
Rates have numerators and denominators
Also control for inflation over time
Proper linkage of "cause" and "effect
◉ Issues if there is an empirical relationship
Answer: Causal relationship
Spurious relationship
◉ Spurious relationship
Answer:
◉ Causal relationship
, Answer:
◉ Which laws affect us more? Federal, state, or local?
Answer: State > Local > Federal
◉ Is the state where you live the "best" state? What empirical data
would you use to answer this question?
Answer: Size and population, % of metropolitarian areas vs. rural
areas, per capita income, unemployment, crime rates
◉ What would be the impact on state and local governments if the
federal government stopped transferring federal funds to them?
Answer: States would lose approximately 9% of their total
spending- $550 billion in federal funds
◉ Which of the following is financed mainly by the federal
government?
Answer: Welfare/ Social services
◉ Which level of government has the most impact on public
policies affecting elementary and secondary education, higher
education, marriage, and speed limits?
Answer: State
◉ Which level of government is responsible for national defense?
GRADED A+ QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Motion graphs
Answer: Animated scatterplots
Add information about time
◉ Important of measurement
Answer: Rates, not raw numbers
Rates have numerators and denominators
Also control for inflation over time
Proper linkage of "cause" and "effect
◉ Issues if there is an empirical relationship
Answer: Causal relationship
Spurious relationship
◉ Spurious relationship
Answer:
◉ Causal relationship
, Answer:
◉ Which laws affect us more? Federal, state, or local?
Answer: State > Local > Federal
◉ Is the state where you live the "best" state? What empirical data
would you use to answer this question?
Answer: Size and population, % of metropolitarian areas vs. rural
areas, per capita income, unemployment, crime rates
◉ What would be the impact on state and local governments if the
federal government stopped transferring federal funds to them?
Answer: States would lose approximately 9% of their total
spending- $550 billion in federal funds
◉ Which of the following is financed mainly by the federal
government?
Answer: Welfare/ Social services
◉ Which level of government has the most impact on public
policies affecting elementary and secondary education, higher
education, marriage, and speed limits?
Answer: State
◉ Which level of government is responsible for national defense?
