Opinion Polls & Use of Media in Politics

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

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

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

Which of the following types of political participation is Most Common in the United States?

• Voting
• Civil Disobedience
• Writing members of Congress
• Campaigning on behalf of candidates

What happens politically as we get older?

• Our political beliefs become more firm
• Our political beliefs become less firm
• We become more open to new ideas
• We participate less in politics

What is the best indicator of if somebody will participate in politics?

• Race
• Socioeconomic status
• Physical Prowess 
• Height

Polling that takes place as voters leave the polling place?

• exit poll

• straw poll

• scientific poll

• biased sample

a small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studied?

• representative sample

• interest group

• civil society

• peer group