Why should researchers be careful about using the Internet to conduct public opinion polls?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that Internet polling has the problem of nonrandom sampling.
2, Discuss the difference between random and nonrandom sampling and the goals of random sampling.
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In a three-way race for governor, Mr. Kwan received forty-two percent of the vote,
Mr. Nelson received thirty-seven percent of the vote, and Mrs. Devlin received thirty-one percent. Which of these occurs under a two-round system? a. Mr. Kwan wins the election. b. Voters return to the polls to decide between Mr. Kwan and Mr. Nelson. c. The second preference votes are counted for Mr. Kwan and Mr. Nelson. d. Mr. Kwan becomes the governor and Mr. Nelson becomes the lieutenant governor.
Which of the following statements is true of political socialization?
A) Parents disaffected from the political system are more likely to provide political information to their children than parents who are not similarly disaffected. B) Although more sources of political information have become readily available in recent decades to most Americans, these sources are not as readily available to most young people. C) Sources of information about politics have been steadily decreasing in the United States for decades. D) The family has become the only meaningful source of political socialization in the United States. E) Scholars believe that greater access to political information may explain why young Americans are more liberal than their parents on many social issues.