AP US Gov't & Politics Unit 3 Review

Which of the following is NOT a principle of a valid public opinion poll?

• representative sample
• sampling error
• emotional language
• "I don't know" responses

A set of ideas, beliefs... about how government should operate and how much government should be involved in our day to day lives.

• Political Ideology
• Political Party
• Political Spectrum
• Two Party System

What is political socialization?

• All the people who might be interest group members because they share the same common interest.
• The process through which an individual acquires his/her particular orientations - his/her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his/her political world.
• How similar cases have been decided in the past.
• The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues.

The most important factor that influences gain our basic attitudes that shape our political opinions is

• the media
• church
• friends
• family

Most people read news from sources that agrees with their political ideology.

• True
• False

A poll that takes place as voters leave the primary election is 

• a push poll
• a straw poll
• a random sampling poll
• an exit poll 

Which of the following is a sign of an inaccurate poll?

• clear wording
• large sampling error
• confusing interpretation
• representative sample 

It is 2050. You are interested in how large the U.S. population is, the number of resident legal aliens in the country, membership in non-Protestant religious denominations, party affiliation, and similar demographic facts. What tool should you use?

• tax records
• the census
• congressional reapportionment data
• telephone directories

Which of the following statements about the influence of education on political attitudes and behavior is false?

• better-educated citizens are more likely to vote than less-educated citizens
• less-educated citizens are less tolerant of radical opinions than better-educated citizens
• less-educated citizens are more likely to vote than better-educated citizens
• better-educated citizens exhibit more knowledge about public policy than less-educated citizens

What technique is the key to the accuracy of public opinion polls?

• indexing
• question format
• random sampling
• sample size