Public Opinion and Political Action

What is Demography?

• The science of human population changes
• The study of demonology 
• The study of the Democratic Party
• The study of how people age

How often is the Census taken?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 10 years
• 20 years

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

• The mast majority of the population has roots from another country
• People love food here
• We have the biggest and best pots
• It is so hot that cheese melts on sidewalks

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

• Minority Majority
• The end of the world
• Cinco de Mayo
• Chinese New Year

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

• Reapportionment
• Divide and Conquer
• Mixing it up
• The New Order

Where does the majority of Political Socialization occur?

• Inside the house
• At School
• From Grandparents
• Imaginary Friends

What is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?

• Random Sampling
• A large sample size
• A large sampling error
• Targeted Samples

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

• 1%
• 3%
• 10%
• 20%

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

All of these are examples of political participation except...

• Protest 
• Civil Disobedience
• Voting
• Yelling at the News on T.V.