Gov CH 6

which of the following causes differences in public opinions

all of these things

research into public opinion and public policy has shown that

more affiuent and more educated citizens...

_______ is the most important core value of liberalism

equality

a good margin of error in a sample of 1500 requires respondents would be 10%

false

if you do not know anything about a policy because your favorite politician supported it, you were part of the bandwagon effect

false

the media are not effective in telling Americans what issues are important and what issues should be left out

false

a person's political preference is primarily acquired through the influence of the

family

political leaders can influence opinions through

none of these

liberalism and conservation are examples of

political ideologies

The small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called the ________.

sample

a frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to

sampling error

the concept of a marketplace ideas refers to

the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums.

Bernie Sanders is best described as a ____ while Rand Paul is best described as a ______

Democratic Socialist, Libertarian

a political ideology is best defined as

a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about government

the term public opinion is used to describe?

beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.

a national survey finds candidate A leads candidate B by 5 percent in the upcoming election and the margin of error in the survey is 5 percent

candidate A leads candidate B by anywhere between 2 and 8 percentage points.

which of the following sets of terms best describes America's fundamental political values

liberty, equal opp., and democracy

the fact that survey respondents voting in the elections and the frequency of their church is an example of the ___ effect

social desirability

Ideology is associated with but not synonymous with partisanship

true

online surveys are the most costly

true

push polling is a legitimate research technique that is often used to measure presidential approval

true

random drug tests can be used to help get a random sample

true

research shows that most Americans have limited political knowledge of political institutions, processes, and leaders

true

social groups have a strong impact on individual opinions

true