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Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

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Question 1.
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What the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time is known as . 

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Question 2.
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The Digest was a magazine that conducted polling and successfully predicted every presidential contest from 1920 to 1932. 

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Question 3.
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A is an unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies. 

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Question 4.
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George correctly predicted the results of the 1936 presidential election and would continue to be a successful predictor of elections. 

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Question 5.
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The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations is referred to as . 

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Question 6.
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Women are more likely than men to vote for Party candidates. 

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Question 7.
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The geographic region of the United States that is proportionately more Protestant than the nation is the . 

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Question 8.
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An individual's coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government is their . 

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Question 9.
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Presidential candidates seeking to monitor short-term campaign developments and the effects of their campaign strategy would most likely turn to polls. 

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Question 10.
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News organizations that want to predict the outcome of key races just moments after the polls close would most likely turn to polls. 

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