Jeanne most likely lives in an alternative family.
Although traditional families (husband, wife, and children) are still prevalent today, there are also some other types of families that don't necessarily fit into this category. These families are referred to as alternative families, and they might include single parents, same-sex parents, adoptive parents, etc.
Christopher Collier thinks New Englanders should be proud of the town hall meeting form of government because it is the clearest example of direct democracy.
Collier was an American author and historian, who believed town hall meetings were the most democratic form of government because it allowed people to express their opinions and beliefs freely. Moreover, it's the closest form of government to the people and many participate in it.
He also believed that people should appreciate and be proud of it because these meetings gave people real power to decide what they wanted, instead of being uninvolved.
Maggie, a graduate student at a local university, is interested in the impact on intelligence of the no child left behind legislation. so she gives an intelligence test to people ranging in age from 15 to 45. maggie is conducting a cross sectional study. It is also known as a cross-sectional analysis, transversal study, prevalence study. It is also a type of observational study which analyzes data collected from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time—that is, cross-sectional data.
