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| How people think or feel about particular things. |
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| A survey of public opinion. |
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| Method of selecting from a population in which each person has an equal probability of being selected. |
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| The difference between the results of random samples taken at the same time. |
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| Polls based on interviews conducted on Election Day with randomly selected voters. |
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| Process by which background traits influence one's political views. |
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| People who have a disproportionate amount of some valued resource. |
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| Difference in political views between men and women. |
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| A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies gov't ought to pursue. |
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| Persons with a disproportionate share of political power. |
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| Who has most influence on a persons policitical identification? |
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| Those who differ in political views with parents are called |
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Should people be allowed to invest part of Social Security taxes on their own? |
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| For murder, penalty, should be death |
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| Unfavorable opinion of National Rifle Association |
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| Abortion should be available to those who want it |
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| Must protect enviroment even if jobs are lost |
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| Parents should get tax-paid vouchers to help pay for children attending private schools |
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| Liberal on both economic policy and personal conduct. |
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These people are conservative on both economic and conduct issues. |
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| Conservative on enconomic matters and liberal on social ones. |
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Liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ones. |
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| Why is a poll conducted over the internet is of questionable accuracy? |
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| Participants were not randomly selected. |
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| Polls taken during an election campaign focus on what? |
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| Which candidate is ahead. |
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| What is the margin of error? |
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| Straw polls are reliable. T or F |
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Is the exit poll controversial? |
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| Do political movements on the extreme left or right have much support? |
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Do most Americans consider themselves moderate? |
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