Public opinion is

A) emotion.
B) statistics which can be manipulated to mean anything.
C) the aggregated opinions of individual people.
D) a figment of pollsters' imaginations.
E) informed and enlightened.


C

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A) Unpredictive. B) Basic. C) Predictive. D) Causal.

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The principal sources of power by which the president can exercise control over administrative agencies include

a. the appointment and removal powers. b. the power to issue executive orders. c. the president's role in the budgetary process. d. All of the above are true.

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Organizations who want faster results than scientific polling can provide make use of ____________________.

A. quick B. push C. instant D. random

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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the formulation of foreign policy?

A. The State Department tends to take a long-term view of world affairs, while the National Security Council focuses on short-term objectives. B. The president focuses on long-term objectives, while the State Department and the National Security Council tend to focus on short-term goals. C. The State Department and the National Security Council focus on long-term objectives, while the president tends to focus on short-term goals. D. The State Department, the National Security Council, and the president all maintain the same foreign policy objectives and are careful not to have competing viewpoints. E. The National Security Council tends to take a long-term view of world affairs, while the State Department focuses on short-term objectives.

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