WTC GOVT 2305 Final Exam questions with
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__________ |error |occurs |when |some |portion |of |the |population |is |not |include |in |the |polling |sample. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-coverage
__________ |is |the |value |assigned |to |a |person |due |to |occupation |or |income. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Socioeconomic |status
"Would |you |be |more |likely |or |less |likely |to |vote |for |Congressman |Jones, |who |voted |to |raise |your |
taxes |22 |times?" |Which |type |of |poll |includes |this |kind |of |question? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-push |poll
\Historically |low |levels |of |trust |in |government |occurred |__________ |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-during |
the |Vietnam |War |and |Watergate
A |challenge |to |new |democracies |being |established |in |countries |which |were |once |headed |by |
oppressive |regimes |is |that |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |control |of |the |educational |
system, |the |media, |and |religion |was, |for |so |long, |in |the |hands |of |the |oppressors
A |random |sample |means |that |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-every |person |in |the |target |
population |has |an |equal |chance |of |being |selected
A(n) |_____ |is |an |enduring |effect |of |the |events |of |a |particular |time |on |the |political |opinions |of |those |
who |came |of |political |age |at |that |time. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-generational |effect
Agenda |setting |is |determining |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-which |public |policy |questions |will
|be |debated |or |considered
American |women |are |more |likely |than |American |men |to |support |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-social |welfare |programs
, An |opinion |leader |is |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-. |someone |able |to |influence |others' |
opinions
Because |there |is |no |single |"public," |but |rather |many |different |publics, |surveying |public |opinion |
actually |means |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describing |attitudes |typically |shared |by |some |
portion |of |the |adult |population
Determining |which |public |policy |questions |will |be |debated |or |considered |is |known |as |__________. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-agenda |setting
Gallup |or |Roper |pollsters |generally |interview |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-approximately |
1,500 |respondents |in |a |nationwide |sample
General |agreement |among |the |citizenry |on |an |issue |constitutes |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
a |consensus
Generational |effect |refers |to |the |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-long-lasting |impact |of |
significant |events |on |the |political |opinions |of |the |generation |that |came |of |age |at |that |time
In |opinion |polling, |the |difference |between |the |sample |result |and |what |the |true |result |would |be |if |the
|entire |population |had |been |interviewed |is |termed |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sampling |
error
Modern |polling |was |developed |in |the |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1930s |by |George |Gallup |
and |Elmo |Roper
Peer |groups |are |more |likely |to |influence |political |opinions |when |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-peers |are |actively |involved |in |political |activities
The |degree |to |which |individuals |express |trust |in |government |is |known |as |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-political |trust
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__________ |error |occurs |when |some |portion |of |the |population |is |not |include |in |the |polling |sample. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-coverage
__________ |is |the |value |assigned |to |a |person |due |to |occupation |or |income. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Socioeconomic |status
"Would |you |be |more |likely |or |less |likely |to |vote |for |Congressman |Jones, |who |voted |to |raise |your |
taxes |22 |times?" |Which |type |of |poll |includes |this |kind |of |question? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-push |poll
\Historically |low |levels |of |trust |in |government |occurred |__________ |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-during |
the |Vietnam |War |and |Watergate
A |challenge |to |new |democracies |being |established |in |countries |which |were |once |headed |by |
oppressive |regimes |is |that |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |control |of |the |educational |
system, |the |media, |and |religion |was, |for |so |long, |in |the |hands |of |the |oppressors
A |random |sample |means |that |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-every |person |in |the |target |
population |has |an |equal |chance |of |being |selected
A(n) |_____ |is |an |enduring |effect |of |the |events |of |a |particular |time |on |the |political |opinions |of |those |
who |came |of |political |age |at |that |time. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-generational |effect
Agenda |setting |is |determining |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-which |public |policy |questions |will
|be |debated |or |considered
American |women |are |more |likely |than |American |men |to |support |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-social |welfare |programs
, An |opinion |leader |is |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-. |someone |able |to |influence |others' |
opinions
Because |there |is |no |single |"public," |but |rather |many |different |publics, |surveying |public |opinion |
actually |means |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describing |attitudes |typically |shared |by |some |
portion |of |the |adult |population
Determining |which |public |policy |questions |will |be |debated |or |considered |is |known |as |__________. |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-agenda |setting
Gallup |or |Roper |pollsters |generally |interview |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-approximately |
1,500 |respondents |in |a |nationwide |sample
General |agreement |among |the |citizenry |on |an |issue |constitutes |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
a |consensus
Generational |effect |refers |to |the |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-long-lasting |impact |of |
significant |events |on |the |political |opinions |of |the |generation |that |came |of |age |at |that |time
In |opinion |polling, |the |difference |between |the |sample |result |and |what |the |true |result |would |be |if |the
|entire |population |had |been |interviewed |is |termed |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sampling |
error
Modern |polling |was |developed |in |the |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1930s |by |George |Gallup |
and |Elmo |Roper
Peer |groups |are |more |likely |to |influence |political |opinions |when |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-peers |are |actively |involved |in |political |activities
The |degree |to |which |individuals |express |trust |in |government |is |known |as |__________. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-political |trust
