Ch 10: Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Question 1

public opinion

Answer 1

the publics beliefs on issues

Question 2

public opinion polls

Answer 2

used to estimate the publics opinion in issues

Question 3

straw poll

Answer 3

unscientific survey used to find public opinion on a variety of issues

Question 4

sample

Answer 4

the amount of people polled in a poll

Question 5

push poll

Answer 5

biased polls used to push a voter toward a candidate

Question 6

population

Answer 6

the entire group of people whose attitudes a researcher wants to measure

Question 7

random sampling

Answer 7

a method of poll selection that gives everyone an equal opportunity of being selected

Question 8

stratified sampling

Answer 8

dividing into sub groups and randomly sampling based on demographics

Question 9

tracking polls

Answer 9

used to track an election

Question 10

exit polls

Answer 10

polls conducted as voters are leaving on Election Day

Question 11

margin of error

Answer 11

a measure of accuracy of a public opinion poll

Question 12

political socialization

Answer 12

the process where a person gets their political beliefs