WorksheetsPublic Opinion and Political Action
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Demography?
a)
The science of human population changes
b)
The study of demonology
c)
The study of the Democratic Party
d)
The study of how people age
2.
How often is the Census taken?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
10 years
d)
20 years
3.
Why is the United States refereed to as the Melting Pot?
a)
The mast majority of the population has roots from another country
b)
People love food here
c)
We have the biggest and best pots
d)
It is so hot that cheese melts on sidewalks
4.
The point when the United States becomes has no ethnic group larger than 50%?
a)
Minority Majority
b)
The end of the world
c)
Cinco de Mayo
d)
Chinese New Year
5.
After the census is completed, the 435 seats in the House are redivided up to the states based on their populations. This is called?
a)
Reapportionment
b)
Divide and Conquer
c)
Mixing it up
d)
The New Order
6.
Where does the majority of Political Socialization occur?
a)
Inside the house
b)
At School
c)
From Grandparents
d)
Imaginary Friends
7.
What is the most important factor to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?
a)
Random Sampling
b)
A large sample size
c)
A large sampling error
d)
Targeted Samples
8.
If a poll comes within this average % of a sampling error, it is considered a good poll.
a)
1%
b)
3%
c)
10%
d)
20%
9.
All of the following are some complaints about exit polling except?
a)
Small Sampling
b)
Biased Results
c)
Results influencing people voting later in the day
d)
Exit polling is flawless
10.
All of these are examples of political participation except...
a)
Protest
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Voting
d)
Yelling at the News on T.V.
11.
Which of the following types of political participation is Most Common in the United States?
a)
Voting
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Writing members of Congress
d)
Campaigning on behalf of candidates
12.
Which age group is growing the fastest in the U.S.?
a)
0-20
b)
21-40
c)
41-60
d)
60 and over
13.
Which ethnicity is growing the fastest in the U.S.?
a)
Asians
b)
Hispanics
c)
Eskimos
d)
Caucasians
14.
Which region is growing the fastest in the U.S.?
a)
The Rust Belt
b)
The Midwest
c)
The North Eastern States
d)
The Southern and Western States
15.
What happens politically as we get older?
a)
Our political beliefs become more firm
b)
Our political beliefs become less firm
c)
We become more open to new ideas
d)
We participate less in politics
16.
All of these can be drawbacks to polling except...
a)
Politicians follow instead of lead
b)
Getting information from non scientific polls
c)
The wording on a poll can be misleading
d)
All polls are bad
17.
Polling is always a bad thing?
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is the best indicator of if somebody will participate in politics?
a)
Race
b)
Socioeconomic status
c)
Physical Prowess
d)
Height
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