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