Why is Walter Lippmann credited with spurring the growth of public opinion polling?
a. Lippmann tried to predict the winner of the presidential contest between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.
b. Lippmann was a pioneer in the use of the straw poll.
c. Lippmann wrote a book in which he observed that research on public opinion was far too limited, especially in light of its importance.
d. Lippmann discovered three fatal errors in the Literary Digest poll that wrongly predicted that Republican Alfred M. Landon would beat incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
c
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A. forcing doctors and hospitals to charge less. B. gradually withdrawing from participation in the program. C. forcing local governments to absorb the costs. D. moving recipients into managed care.
The shift to modern public relations began with which president?
A)Ronald Reagan B) Franklin Roosevelt C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Andrew Jackson