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True/False Quiz

1 .       The U.S. Constitution requires that the government conduct an actual enumeration of the population every ten years. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Minority populations are growing at a much slower rate than is the white population. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Since 1940 much of America's population growth has been centered in the West and South. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       The fastest growing age group in America is composed of citizens over sixty-five years. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Most political learning takes place during childhood in the schools. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Television has displaced parents as the chief source of information as children get older. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       In public opinion polling a sample of about one thousand to fifteen hundred people can accurately represent the universe of potential voters. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Most public opinion polling is done through door-to-door canvassing of voters. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       The most pervasive criticism of polling is that by altering the wording of a question, pollsters can get pretty much the results they want. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       One thing that pollsters have discovered is that citizens have become more and more informed about politics and policy issues. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       Most Americans consider themselves either liberal or conservative and stick to these ideologies when making political decisions. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       Public opinion specialists have been unable to document any shift toward conservative attitudes during the 1980s. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       Political activity is an important part of most Americans' daily life. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       A poor Hispanic or African American is more likely to participate in politics than a poor white. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       Most Americans want the government to cut spending on programs like education, health care, aid to cities, protecting the environment, etc. [Hint]

 
 






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