Political Science 355 - American National, State, and Local Governments » Fall 2021 » Ten Minute Quiz Morone and Kersh Chapter 6

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Question #1
The first poll conducted by a campaign will likely be a _____ poll.
A.   brushfire
B.   response
C.   benchmark
D.   straw
Question #2
Converse found that when people were asked same question at different times their answers tended to
A.   remains exactly the same
B.   remains similar
C.   change
D.   reverse direction
Question #3
Samples of the population should be ________________________ of that population.
A.   representative
B.   short
C.   indicative
D.   none of these
Question #4
________________________ described the science of public opinion as undeserving of the name.
A.   Goodnow
B.   Lippmann
C.   Mills
D.   Lawrence
Question #5
What is considered the polling gold standard?
A.   semi random sample
B.   weighted sample
C.   random sample
D.   self-selected sample
Question #6
What percentage of the "Silent Generation" approve of marijuana legalization?
A.   25
B.   20
C.   71
D.   35
Question #7
An internet poll where respondents choose to respond or not respond is how accurate?
A.   not very accurate
B.   depends on the questions
C.   depends on the website
D.   very accurate
Question #8
A 3 percent margin of error on a 50 percent approval rating means the actual rating could be as high as
A.   150%
B.   47%
C.   53%
D.   15%
Question #9
The Bradley effect is a response bias based on
A.   income.
B.   age.
C.   race.
D.   sexual orientation.

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