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Introduction to Political Economy [an error occurred while processing this directive][an error occurred while processing this directive]
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Introduction
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1. What kind of source is best for overviews and background information?

a. magazine article
 b. reference source
 c. primary source
 d. scholarly journal

2. To look up newspaper articles from the 1800's, you would use:

a. Lexis-Nexis
 b. UW Libraries Catalog
 c. Historic newspaper and indexes

 

3. Which is the best definition of a refereed journal?

a. a journal with articles about referees
 b. a journal written and edited by referees
 c. a journal with articles reviewed by referees

 

4. Who writes articles for refereed journals?

a. scholars
 b. journalist
 c. referees
 d. all of the above

5. Primary sources are:

a. the most important sources on your topic
 b. sources written at the time of an event
 c. sources written in an election year
 d. sources written by school children

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