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Cast Your Vote

Participate in an opinion poll with your classmates and other students using this textbook around the country by answering the following questions.

  1. Will the Internet serve as an effective and accurate tool for political polling?

  Yes, because soon everyone will have access to the Internet
  Yes, because the Internet increases interest in politics
  Yes, because answering polls will be so quick and easy
  No, because some people will never have internet access
  No, because some people refuse to answer surveys on-line
 

  1. Can the large sample sizes obtained by Internet polling reduce problems that may be created by a questionable sampling method?

  Yes
  No
 

  1. Do you believe that polls conducted or publicized by the media concerning a particular election have a positive effect on public participation?

  Yes
  No
 

  1. Have you ever been influenced by public opinion polls to change your mind on a particular issue or candidate for elected office?

  Yes
  No

 

 





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