A sociologist at George Washington University pointed out that one incident on its own might NOT move American public opinion, but a(n) ______ of these incidents might certainly shift public opinion.

Which of these would be an example of the illusion of saliency?

a. a political campaign calling potential voters to provide negative information about the opposition candidate in an attempt to influence voters' decisions b. an elected official believing that term limits for members of Congress is the most important issue to voters because he saw a poll indicating that 78 percent of Texans support term limits c. a survey asking the same questions in multiple successive weeks d. drawing a probability sample of Texans and concluding that most Texans support gay marriage even though the margin of error in the poll was plus or minus five

When the Supreme Court decides an issue, all courts in the United States are obligated to abide by this decision. Which of these terms is used to describe this situation?

A) stare decisis B) amicus brief C) jurisdiction D) judicial restraint E) concurring opinion