Name That Polling Error
"Which is better, fresh crunchy green beans or dirty potatoes that grow in the ground?"
What is biased wording?
This is the practice of gathering information by asking voters who they voted for as they are on their way out of their polling places.
What is an exit poll?
This agent of socialization is often the strongest early influence on political beliefs
What is the family?
This term generally reflects an alignment with the Republican Party, a desire for smaller government, and a focus on traditional values and personal freedoms.
What is conservative?
The total amount of money the federal government owes due to past deficits is called this
What is the national debt?
"Is Chicken Souvlaki Salad better than Grilled Cheese?"
a) obviously
b) of course
c) yes
d) I guess not
What are uneven response options?
This is data gathered by contacting people over time to see how opinions change.
What is a tracking poll?
This is the process of developing political beliefs and ideology.
What is political socialization?
This term generally reflects an alignment with the Democratic Party, a belief that the government should be more active, and valuing equity and social progress.
What is liberal?
The two largest categories of mandatory federal spending are these.
Social Security and Medicare
After polling fifteen people, I can confidently announce that Americans prefer sour candy to chocolate.
What is too small of a sample size?
This is a small gathering of people who have a longer conversation that yields more qualitative data than a typical poll.
What is a focus group?
Growing up with social media as a main news source most strongly affects this generation.
What is Generation Z?
This term is sometimes used interchangeably with "liberal" but can also be used to describe an ideology to the left of that, with more of a focus on actively correcting past inequality.
What is progressive?
Liberals are more likely to support increasing this type of tax to fund social programs and reduce inequality.
What is progressive income tax
The statistical range that shows how accurate a poll’s results are likely to be
Margin of Error
This is data gathered at the beginning of a campaign in order to have something to compare later data to.
What is a benchmark poll?
These shifts in political values tend to happen within one cohort due to the way events affected them specifically.
What are generational effects?
This term describes an ideology that places individual rights and freedoms above all else, and advocates for the smallest possible government.
What is libertarian?
The main goal of the Federal Reserve is to manage this aspect of the economy by controlling the money supply.
What is inflation?
This term, in polling, means the entire group a poll is trying to represent.
What is the population?
Polls that rely heavily on online surveys may underrepresent this age demographic
Who are older voters?
This ideology often criticizes wealthy elites, corporations, or the political establishment.
What is Populism
This economic theory argues that government spending should increase during recessions to boost demand.
What is Keynesian economics?