Political Research Quiz

The process by which individuals acquire their political values and outlooks is known as

• Political socialization

• Political participation

• Expressionism

• Nurture

_______ research is defined as the systematic study of a defined population, analyzing a representative sample's views to draw inferences about the larger population's views.

• Survey

• Qualitative

• In-person

• Random digit dialing

A sampling _______ is a designated group of people from whom poll respondents are randomly selected.

• Frame

• Error

• Measure

• Statistic

Generally, the closer to Election Day a poll is taken, the _______ it is.

• Less accurate

• More accurate

• Less rigorous

• More rigorous

Framing effects relate to the _______ of the question.

• Wording

• Punctuation

• Spelling

• Font

The margin of sampling error is the degree of _______ within a poll.

• Randomness

• Inaccuracy

• Representativeness

• Response bias

Samples of the population should be ________ of the population.

• Representative

• Suggestive

• Independent

• Respectful

______ voters are those who will probably turn out in an upcoming election.

• Likely

• Registered

• Campaign-friendly

• Committed

Polls taken on election day are known as

• Benchmark

• Exit

• Brushfire

• Response

As the number of respondents decreases, the margin of error

• Decreases

• Increases

• Stays the same

• Is not affected