Describe how polls are conducted.

What will be an ideal response?


One can capture the opinions of 300 million citizens by properly interviewing as few as 1,500 individuals. Polls, not to be biased, need to be random samples of the entire population. The difference between two surveys or samples is called sample error. If properly conducted, political polls can be highly accurate.

Political Science

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Which of the following terms refers to the authority of administrators in the federal bureaucracy to make choices concerning the best way to implement policies?

A. adjudication B. discretion C. division of labor D. rule making

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All judges are federally appointed and without legislative consent

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A black leader who popularized the phrase "Black Power" was

A) Martin Luther King Jr. B) Jesse Jackson. C) Stokely Carmichael. D) Ralph Ellison. E) Charles Watson.

Political Science

According to Table 14.1, in a comparison of the 15 most populous states, where did Texas rank in the amount of revenue raised per $1,000 of personal income?

A. highest B. near the lowest C. It was the median. D. near the highest

Political Science