The wording of questions in public opinion surveys can
A) confuse respondents.
B) lead the respondent to think a certain way.
C) oversimplify complex social issues.
D) create bias in the responses.
E) All of the above
E
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A person who believes in the importance of __________ would be likely to believe that Edward Snowden is a hero rather than a traitor
a. the status quo
b. non-paternalism
c. diplomatic immunity
d. accountability journalism
Which of these examples best illustrates the way conservatives want bureaucrats to act?
a. An Internal Revenue Service agent referring to a specific line in the tax code when auditing an income tax return b. A counter-terrorism expert in the Department of Homeland Security writing new security regulations for cell-phone companies c. An Environmental Protection Agency administrator using a scientific study to create new maximum levels for carbon dioxide emissions d. An employee of the Social Security Administration lobbying Congress to allow for inflation-adjusted changes to benefits payments
The publicity given to PACs in recent years has
A) declined. B) had no effect. C) not been noticed. D) encouraged the formation of even more such committees. E) not been covered on television.
The formation of numerous numbers of political action committees in the 1970s was a result of
(A) The passage of bills by Congress attempting to limit the amount of money entering elections (B) Gideon v. Wainwright (C) Corruption in Congress (D) The growing influence of women's rights groups (E) The creation of a new executive agency