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Public Opinion and Political Action
True/False Quiz
1 .
The U.S. Constitution requires that the government conduct an actual enumeration of the population every ten years.
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2 .
Minority populations are growing at a much slower rate than is the white population.
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True
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3 .
Since 1940 much of America's population growth has been centered in the West and South.
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True
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4 .
The fastest growing age group in America is composed of citizens over sixty-five years.
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5 .
Most political learning takes place during childhood in the schools.
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6 .
Television has displaced parents as the chief source of information as children get older.
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True
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7 .
In public opinion polling a sample of about one thousand to fifteen hundred people can accurately represent the universe of potential voters.
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8 .
Most public opinion polling is done through door-to-door canvassing of voters.
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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.
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10 .
One thing that pollsters have discovered is that citizens have become more and more informed about politics and policy issues.
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11 .
Most Americans consider themselves either liberal or conservative and stick to these ideologies when making political decisions.
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12 .
Public opinion specialists have been unable to document any shift toward conservative attitudes during the 1980s.
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13 .
Political activity is an important part of most Americans' daily life.
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14 .
A poor Hispanic or African American is more likely to participate in politics than a poor white.
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True
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15 .
Most Americans want the government to cut spending on programs like education, health care, aid to cities, protecting the environment, etc.
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