Flashcards and Answers – Public Opinion
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campaigns where candidates meet citizens face-to-face to discuss politics.
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"Retail politics" refers to
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poorly worded questions
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A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to ________.
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an expansion in governmental services
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A liberal would most likely support
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the fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual's political views.
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A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of
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must be representative in that the views of those in the sample must accurately and proportionately reflect the views of the whole population.
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In public opinion surveys, a sample of the total population
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reduced the number of conservative Democrats and all but eliminated liberal Republicans from the Congress.
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In recent years, partisan realignment in the South and congressional redistricting have
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their families
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People's political party preferences are primarily acquired through the influence of
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there is not a complete list of all Americans that can be used to identify the population.
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Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for surveys because
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partisans in the public tend to rely on party leaders for cues on the appropriate positions to take on major political issues.
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The fact that Democratic Party leaders have become more liberal and Republican Party leaders more conservative is important because
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the social desirability effect
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The fact that survey respondents overreport voting in elections and the frequency of their church attendance is an example of ________.
