Which type of polling is actually a tactic disguised as a poll used to persuade respondents?

Which type of polling is actually a tactic disguised as a poll used to persuade respondents?
 
  a. exit polling
  b. straw polling
  c. focus-group polling
  d. push polling

 Q. 2

Which statement is true of the decline of newspapers in Texas?
 
  a. The ability to influence policy within the community has declined due to lack of local ownership.
  b. The continuing rise of radio in Texas caused the decline of newspapers.
  c. Newspapers have increasingly become partisan on political lines.
  d. The continuing dominance of all the major newspapers from the Reconstruction era has caused smaller papers to fold.

 Q. 3

Which organization issued the first television license in the United States?
 
  a. Federal Communications Commission
  b. Federal Radio Commission
  c. Media Relations Commission
  d. Radio Censorship Commission

 Q. 4

Mark is a faithful reader of the Houston Chronicle in 1915. Which of the following opinions concerning suffrage is he most likely to see in the Houston Chronicle?
 
  a. Voters should support laws that would force bars to close on Sundays.
  b. Confederate supporters should not be allowed to vote.
  c. Women should be granted voting rights in Texas.
  d. Voters should support the Radical Republicans' return to power in Texas.

 Q. 5

Why are politicians and the media concerned with public opinion and polling?
 
  a. It helps determine where the public stands on a variety of issues.
  b. It helps to accurately place the right advertisements to get the most return.
  c. It allows them to change their strategies based on the results.
  d. They feel that polling can result in biased or unreliable results that can have negative effects.

 Q. 6

Amy is a faithful reader of the Houston Chronicle in the early 1900s. Which of the following opinions is she most likely to see in the Houston Chronicle?
 
  a. Bars should be forced to close on Sunday afternoons.
  b. The policies of the Ku Klux Klan are beneficial to Texans.
  c. African Americans should be granted voting rights in Texas.
  d. The creation of the Port of Houston will be an economic disaster for Texas.