Social Contract/Founding
This 17th-century thinker described life in the state of nature as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Who is Hobbes?
This kind of bias leads people to seek only evidence that supports their pre-existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
This Founding-era principle protects citizens’ ability to criticize government without fear of punishment
What is the First Amendment?
The "magic number" for a good national poll
What is 1,500?
In 2025, this branch of military forces was federally deployed to multiple U.S. cities
What is the National Guard?
The U.S. Declaration of Independence drew heavily from this theorist’s idea of “life, liberty, and property.”
Who is John Locke?
When people over-rely on the first information they hear, showing this form of bias.
What is anchoring bias?
An unprotected form of speech that triggers violence between two people.
What are fighting words?
When a respondent says they support a candidate publicly but votes differently in private, they’re showing this hidden bias.
What is social desirability bias?
This event began on October 1, 2025, due to Congress’s failure to pass spending legislation, furloughing some 900,000 federal workers.
What is the government shutdown?
This Occurs when a large faction uses its power to oppress smaller groups
What is tyranny of the majority?
An uncomfortable mental state when evidence conflicts with beliefs.
The First Amendment bars Congress from “respecting an establishment of” this institution.
What is religion?
A type of polling approach which combines online, phone, and in-person methods.
What is multi-modal?
The Trump administration announced plans to tie this over-the-counter drug to autism.
What is Tylenol?
The social contract that immediately preceded the U.S. Constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Television exposure disproportionately helps political candidates who are described as this.
What are pretty/good looking people?
The Second Amendment begins with a reference to this “well regulated” institution.
What is a militia?
A poll that asks, “Did you know Candidate X wants to raise your taxes?” followed by “Would you vote for Candidate X?”
What is a push poll?
When survey respondents give answers that favor their political team rather than reflect their true opinions or knowledge, they’re engaging in this form of expressive bias.
What is partisan cheerleading?
Who were the anti-federalists
The activity scientists used to overload people's brains while asking them to choose favorites among a diverse politicians by photos.
What is counting blinks?
This system divides government power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Pollsters attempt to correct for demographic imbalances using this statistical adjustment process.
What is weighting?
What is Turning Point USA?