Because the fit between the words and concepts used in polling questions and how people actually think about issues is never perfect, even the most carefully designed question ______.

A. can fail to provide any accurate information
B. can result in an inaccurate representation of opinion
C. is subject to some measurement error
D. is only right about 50% of the time

Answer: C

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A distinctive aspect of American government bureaucracy when compared to that of other nations is

A) its formality. B) its shared political authority. C) its remoteness from local government. D) its complexity. E) its uncontested decision-making.

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