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.   response
B.   brushfire
C.   benchmark
D.   straw
Question #2
Converse found that when people were asked same question at different times their answers tended to
A.   reverse direction
B.   change
C.   remains similar
D.   remains exactly the same
Question #3
Samples of the population should be ________________________ of that population.
A.   none of these
B.   indicative
C.   short
D.   representative
Question #4
________________________ described the science of public opinion as undeserving of the name.
A.   Lawrence
B.   Goodnow
C.   Lippmann
D.   Mills
Question #5
What is considered the polling gold standard?
A.   weighted sample
B.   semi random sample
C.   random sample
D.   self-selected sample
Question #6
What percentage of the "Silent Generation" approve of marijuana legalization?
A.   71
B.   35
C.   25
D.   20
Question #7
An internet poll where respondents choose to respond or not respond is how accurate?
A.   very accurate
B.   depends on the website
C.   not very accurate
D.   depends on the questions
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.   race.
B.   sexual orientation.
C.   age.
D.   income.

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