Which type of survey question is best suited to addressing concerns about errors in public opinion polling resulting from difficulty in measuring intensity?
a. questions with simple yes-or-no options
b. questions with approve-or-disapprove options
c. questions with five to seven options, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree
d. questions with interviewee-bias measures built in
c
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In support of its claim that mothers' pensions are an example of how roles based on gender and race can be inscribed in social policy, the text points out that
A. mothers' pensions benefited African American women, especially those who had been slaves or whose mothers had been slaves. B. only women who proved they were unable to find a job were eligible for mothers' pensions. C. to receive mothers' pensions, women had to conform to traditional gender roles, and black women were denied pensions in many places. D. the legislation authorizing these pensions was written by white men. E. the bureaucrats administering these pensions were white men.
The textbook discusses several kinds of shortcuts that can help the public arrive at collectively rational opinions about politics and government. Of the following, which is one of them?
a. aggregation b. partisanship c. persistence d. primacy e. salience