AP US Government
True
False
Historical analysis of political participation
Study of public opinion
Science of human populations
Enumeration of a population
An opinion poll
Demography
A census
Cartography
Annually
Every ten years
Every 25 years
Never
True
False
Northwestern Europeans
Southern and Easter Europeans
Africans
Hispanics and Asians
Cultures
Ideas
People
All of the above
African Americans
Hispanics
Asians
American Indians
True
False
Allowed employers to employ illegal immigrants
Required documentation of the citizenship of all employees
Provided for legal discrimination against minority workers
Put an end to all immigration from mexico
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
Eastern European Americans
North of the Mason-Dixon line
East of the Mississippi river
In the West and South
In the Midwest
An increase in the number of members of the House of Representatives
Power shifts among the states
An increase or decrease in the number of senators from each state
None of the above
California
New York
Florida
Ohio
Over the age of 65
Under the age of 18
Between the ages of 19 and 35
Between the ages of 36 and 35
True
False
True
False
Only a small portion of Americans' political learning is formal
Most of what Americans learn about politics is acquired from high school civics courses
As one becomes more socialized with age, one's political orientations grow firmer
Governments largely aim their socialization efforts at the young
True
False
The influence of families is central to socialization because of time and emotional commitment
One can predict how the majority of young people will vote simply by knowing the political leanings of their parents
Family influence on socialization if mostly informal
The generation gap is a well-proven phenomenon
The mass media
Peer groups
Schools
Government agencies
Political parties
Schools
Television
The military
Political party attachment declines
Political participation rises steadily
Voting declines
Political learning ends
Abraham Lincoln
The Literary Digest
George Gallup
Alf Landon
As long as a survey is large enough, representativeness is not important.
All surveys have sampling error
A sample of about 1,000 to 1,500 people can represent faithfully the "universe" of potential voters
Random-digit dialing costs about a fifth of the cost of person-to person interviewing
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