Exam 5: Public Opinion: How Are Americans Voices Measured, and Do They Matter

Scholars of race and gender in American politics have found evidence to support the notion of ______, in which individuals accept "the belief that their own life chances are inextricably tied to the group as a whole."

In the weeks following the Michael Brown shooting, protesters were calling for ______.

Which of the following prevents elected representatives from consistently bending to the will of the voters?

What two camps do arguments about the meaning of public opinion fall into?

Which of the following refers to the systematic attempts to make inferences about the opinions of large numbers of individuals by carefully sampling and asking questions to a small, randomly assigned sample of the larger population?

Survey respondents always respond accurately and honestly based on their beliefs, knowledge, and conscience because the surveys are anonymous.

Many observers could interpret the events of Ferguson, along with the August 5 shooting of John Crawford and the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y., as evidence of ______.

Lippmann described a public that is ______.

Random-digit dialing carries which of the following possible errors?

American public opinion is difficult to understand because individuals ______.

"Children don't enjoy healthy food" is an example of a stereotype.

One of the earliest and most influential advocates of the minimalist argument was ______.

The main problem with scientific polling is one of ______.

One of the least effective predictors of public opinion is an individual's identification with a political party.

The strength of individual involvement and preference is defined as ______.

Which of the following best defines public opinion?

The degree to which an individual identifies with and supports a particular political party is known as ______.

Some political scientists have emphasized the possibility of the ______ in which individuals, imperfectly informed, can come up with meaningful assessments of problems and situations.

One tool in which candidates assemble small groups of individuals for a directed conversation in which they hope to uncover patterns of thinking about issues and individuals is the ______.

Which of the following is a problem inherent to straw polls?