American Government and Politics Today Chapter 6 - Public Opinion and Political Socialization

public opinion

the aggregate of individual beliefs shared by some portion of adults

political socialization

family, school, peer groups, opinion leaders, the media, and political events are major sources of ____________

gender gap

the tendency for women to be more likely to vote for a particular candidate than men

picked at random

For a public opinion poll to be accurate those polled must be ____________

internet

the problem with __________ polling is that there is a lack of statistical randomness in the sample of those who respond

add extra weight to correct for the underrepresented group

one way to compensate for underrepresented groups in a polling sample

telephon

The problem with ________ polling today is that many people only have cell phones and therefore can not easily be polled

fallen

the trend in political satisfaction in this country has ______ since around 2001

consensus

When most people have similar opinions about a particular policy

communicate

political socialization occurs in families because parents ________ their feelings and preferences to their children.

peer group

If you are influenced in your political attitudes by your friends and co-workers, that means that a __________ affects your attitudes.

internet and social media

Because of _________ traditional media such as newspapers radio and television are less important for the younger generation

representative sampling

Opinion polls can often be accurate even when fewer than two thousand voters are interviewed because of ________.

sampling error

When the results of an opinion poll are given with a margin of plus or minus 3 percent, that 3 percent represents __________

reduce

Voip phone services such as skype ________ the accuracy of telephone polls.

economy

since about 2008 the most important problem that Americans say they face is the state of the _________.

house

When one polling organization's results consistently differ from those of other poll takers, we call this the ________ effect.

phrased

The same polling question can result in different responses depending on how that question is _______

opinion polls

Most descriptions of public opinion are based on the results of __________

unemployment

Other than the economy Americans rated _______ as the most significant problems facing the nation.

random

a ______ sample means that every person has an equal chance of being selected.