The view that political power is held by a few individuals with leadership positions in large business, civic, or governmental institutions is known as elitism.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 2James Madison viewed public opinion at the time of America's founding as perfectly cohesive and homogeneous.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 3According to pluralists, public opinion should have a very limited role in guiding governmental decisions.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 4Most changes in public opinion happen very quickly, especially changes in opinions on domestic issues.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 5Which of these would be an example of the illusion of saliency?
a. a political campaign calling potential voters to provide negative information about the opposition candidate in an attempt to influence voters' decisions
b. an elected official believing that term limits for members of Congress is the most important issue to voters because he saw a poll indicating that 78 percent of Texans support term limits
c. a survey asking the same questions in multiple successive weeks
d. drawing a probability sample of Texans and concluding that most Texans support gay marriage even though the margin of error in the poll was plus or minus five
Q. 6The potentially troubling practice of the media reporting who is ahead in election polls, who is gaining, and who is losing is known as __________.
a. exit poll coverage
b. margin of error coverage
c. horse-race coverage
d. confidence level coverage
Q. 7Compared to personal interviews, telephone surveys __________.
a. are much more expensive
b. usually provide more detailed information about opinions
c. are more reliable because everyone has a telephone
d. are more common
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