The wording of these can drastically change the public opinion data.
What are questions?
100
Believe we should maintain peace through strength.
What are conservatives?
100
According to political ideology studies, older people are more likely to be this than the younger generation.
What is Conservative?
100
This has become the "new parent" in the socialization process.
What is the mass media?
100
Refers to the regular pattern by which women are more likely to support democratic candidates.
What is the gender gap?
200
Which type of Election day poll has been criticized because its practice discourages many people from voting and thereby affects the outcome of some state and local races.
What is an Exit Poll?
200
Views government as a regulator in the public interest.
Who are liberals?
200
African Americans and hispanics are more likely to have this viewpoint on politics.
What is Liberal?
200
This has caused concerns about reliance of pollsters on telephone surveys.
What is increased use of cell phones?
200
A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics.
What is protesting?
300
The effect that polls have on weakening democracy by distorting the election process.
What is the bandwagon effect?
300
Less willing to commit troops to action.
Who are liberals.
300
This gender is more likely to support spending on social services and to oppose higher levels of military spending.
Who are women?
300
This is, according to Russell Neuman, the fact that the American political system works just as well although there is a discomforting lack of public knowledge about politics.
What is the paradox of mass politics?
300
A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.
What is civil disobedience?
400
Critics say that polls can make politicians more concerned with this rather than leading.
What is following?
400
Believe we should stop letting criminals hide behind the laws.
Who are conservatives?
400
The influx of new policy issues dealing with matters of morality and traditional family values has recently tied to this aspect of political ideology.
What is religion?
400
Tend to purposively guide political orientation.
Who are families?
400
All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue.
What is political participation?
500
The year 2000 polls said this presidential nomination had won the election when in reality President Bush defeated him.
Who is Gore?
500
Oppose affirmative action.
Who are conservatives?
500
Unlike today. a traditional source of division has been someones financial status, also known as what type of class.
What is social?
500
Started public opinion polling in 1932.
Who was George Gallup?
500
A coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose.