Public Opinion

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

8.1 - 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

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

• political correctness

• political engagement

• political participation

• political socialization

Which of the following is the most important reason why a scientific poll is more accurate than a straw poll?

• the type of questions asked

• the number of people surveyed

• the method of sampling employed

• the means of contacting people used

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

• conduct exit polls

• examine the ballots

• review election results

• interview election judges

The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of

• census parameter

• population error

• sampling error

• interview error

Of the following, which is generally considered the most important source of political
socialization?

• family
• school
• religion
• mass media

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

• Political Efficacy
• Party Identification
• Political Electorate
• Political Suffrage

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

• Push polling

• straw poll

• scientific polling

• public interest group

An unscientific attempt to measure public opinion?

• Straw Poll

• Push Poll

• Random Sample

• universe