Public Opinion and Political Action

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What is Demography?

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The science of human population changes

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How often is the Census taken?

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10 years

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Why is the United States referred to as the Melting Pot?

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The vast majority of the population has roots from another country.

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The point when the United States becomes has no ethnic group larger than 50%?

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Minority Majority

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After the census is completed, the 435 seats in the House are redivided up to the states based on their populations. This is called?

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Reapportionment

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Where does the majority of Political Socialization occur? Options: Inside the house, At School, From Grandparents, Imaginary Friends

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Inside the house

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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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If a poll comes within this average % of a sampling error, it is considered a good poll.

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3%

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All of the following are some complaints about exit polling except? Small Sampling, Biased Results, Results influencing people voting later in the day, Exit polling is flawless

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Exit polling is flawless

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All of these are examples of political participation except: Protest, Civil Disobedience, Voting, Yelling at the News on T.V.

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Yelling at the News on T.V.