U.S. Government Chapter 19

The ideas and attitudes that a significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues?

• Public Opinion

• Random Sampling

• political efficacy

• mass media

Method of polling in which the wording of questions pushes respondents toward a particular answer or view?

• Push polling

• straw poll

• scientific polling

• public interest group

The group of people that is to be studied?

• universe

• random sample

• straw poll

• mass media

An unscientific attempt to measure public opinion?

• Straw Poll

• Push Poll

• Random Sample

• universe

A Person's belief that he or she can have an impact on government and policy?

• political efficacy

• political socialization

• mass media

• public interest groups

A person can be politically socialized by?

• following local and federal laws

• reading new laws that are passed

• talking with peers and family members

• writing and conducting political polls

You are a lobbyist and you and your colleagues want to make a gift to a senator what is the limit for you to spend?

• $50

• $75

• $100

• no limit

Public interest groups can help?

• Change government structure

• shape public policy

• solve most political problems

• weaken the democratic process

Which of these polls can potentially use the most scientific methods?

• a poll with no sampling error

• a push poll

• a straw poll

• an exit poll

Which of the following is a sign of an inaccurate poll?

• clear wording

• large sampling error

• confusing interpretation

• representative sample