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CLEP US Government

Category - Public Opinion

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Public opinion polls are often criticized because:
  1. Politicians don’t pay attention to polls
  2. The way a pollster words a question can determine the answer
  3. There is clear evidence that polling organizations falsify results
  4. A survey of a few thousand people cannot provide an accurate picture of what Americans think
  5. The media doesn’t pay attention to polls
Explanation
Answer: B - Public opinion polls are often criticized because the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer. It is unfortunately common for two polling agencies to reach different conclusions about American attitudes toward the same subject because of differences in question wording. This demonstrates two related problems; 1) politicians don’t know how to evaluate the importance of polls because, and 2) Americans demonstrate a lack of understanding about government through their inconsistent answers.
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