Public Opinion Test

1.

5 points

A quota sample does not usually reflect the characteristics of a given population.

True

False

2.

5 points

An opinion leader is someone that is so opinionated that he or she has little influence with others?

True

False

3.

5 points

A weblog allows visitors to do what?

duplicate web sites.

become web masters.

post comments.

post commands

4.

5 points

A straw vote is a poll that seeks to read the public's mind by asking different questions of a small number of people.

True

False

5.

5 points

Which of the following is an example of mass media?

rock concerts

police officers

teachers

printed publications

6.

5 points

Name given to private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy?

interest group

focus group

political party group

Libertarians

7.

5 points

A mandate does NOT reflect a command given by the voters to a newly elected official.

True

False

8.

5 points

Which of the following is an example of a medium?

None of the below.

social studies class.

television news

concert

9.

5 points

How does a public opinion poll attempt to collect information.

by asking people to write questions.

by asking people questions.

by making campaign commercials.

by taking random samples.

10.

5 points

This term refers to the commands a constituency gives to its elected officials?

moderate

preference

directive

mandate

11.

5 points

Name given to a term in polling that refers to the whole population that aims to measure?

American

earthly

world

universe

12.

5 points

A sound bite is a focused report that can be aired in 30 or 45 seconds.

True

False

13.

5 points

Define public agenda.

the private issues of which the public is focused on.

the public issues of which the public is focused.

the political issues of the day.

all international issues.

14.

5 points

Name give to a representative slice of the public?

sample

random sample

survey

exit poll

15.

5 points

Name given to the complex collection of the opinions of many different people?

public account

public opinion

public poll

election results

16.

5 points

In American politics, a mandate refers to the instructions or commands elected officials give to their constituents.

True

False

17.

5 points

Name given to people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers?

interest group

party group

peer group

focus group

18.

5 points

Politics and the making of public policy is called:

public affairs.

public agenda

public defender

public policy

19.

5 points

Name give to the sum of all the public's views?

summative opinion

public opinion

quantitative opinion

quantitative sample

20.

5 points

A random sample is a certain number of randomly selected people who live in a certain number of randomly selected places.

True

False