Systematic attempts to make inferences about the opinions of large numbers of individuals by carefully sampling and asking questions to a small, randomly assigned sample of the larger population are defined as ______.

a. public opinion surveys
b. straw polls
c. self-selected listener opinion polls
d. exit polls


a. public opinion surveys

Political Science

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A(n) __________ is the process by which citizens propose legislation or constitutional amendments through the petition process followed by a popular vote

a. gerrymander b. initiative c. mandate d. referendum

Political Science

Which theory attributes global inequality to external (international) rather than internal (domestic) factors?

a. Marxism b. liberalism c. neoliberalism d. Marxism and neoliberalism e. conservatism

Political Science

The Truman Doctrine was an example of the isolationist foreign policy that was historically practiced by the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, our rights are ______.

A. granted by government B. granted by our fellow citizens C. natural D. determined indirectly as whatever is not regulated by government

Political Science