James is embarrassed to admit that he does not know the names of his state's senators nor which party the governor of his state belongs to. He could not find the country of Afghanistan on a map if his life depended on it and rarely reads the news.
He has voted only once and knows little about politics or government. James knows that he is not the only American so ill informed. Yet, despite James's surprising lack of knowledge, he is generally pleased with how well democracy seems to work in America. In this scenario, what does James embody?
a. the paradox of mass politics
b. the bandwagon effect
c. the feeling thermometer
d. public opinion shorthand
Question -2-In Plessy v.Ferguson, the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine that the Court had established in Brown v.Board of Education.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question -3-An example of a newsweekly is __________.
a. Time
b. the New York Times
c. the Washington Post
d. the Daily News
Question -4-Assume that Howard and Javier used proper sampling techniques to draw two samples of Hispanic Floridians. Each sample will be interviewed about proposed immigration policy reform and its impact on Hispanics living in the state.
The samples were selected identically, but one includes 1,000 respondents and the other consists of 2,000 respondents. Given the information presented in this scenario, which of the following statements is true?
a. Howard and Javier will likely underestimate the impact of immigration reform on Florida's Hispanic population, given the size of their samples.
b. Howard and Javier will likely overestimate the impact of immigration reform on Florida's Hispanic population, given the size of their samples.
c. Howard and Javier can correctly assume that the sampling error for both surveyed samples will be the same.
d. Howard and Javier can be more confident of the results of the 2,000-person sample.
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