Public Opinion

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What is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population? Options: Random Sampling, A large sample size, A large sampling error, Targeted Samples

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Random Sampling

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Which of the following is the best definition for public opinion? What the public wants, The issue that the public agrees upon, The complex collection of opinions of many different people, None of the above

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The complex collection of opinions of many different people

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The process by which people form their political attitudes and values is called

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political socialization

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Which of the following is the most important reason why a scientific poll is more accurate than a straw poll? Options: the type of questions asked, the number of people surveyed, the method of sampling employed, the means of contacting people used

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the method of sampling employed

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How do political analysts determine the voting patterns of women and men?

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conduct exit polls

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The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of

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sampling error

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Of the following, which is generally considered the most important source of political
socialization? Options: family, school, religion, mass media

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family

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One’s own influence, effectiveness & general, full knowledge of political issues

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Political Efficacy

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Method of polling in which the wording of questions pushes respondents toward a particular answer or view?

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Push polling

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An unscientific attempt to measure public opinion?

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Straw Poll