AP Gov chapter 11 example #42015

polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on election day

a measure of the accuracy of a public opinion poll

the process through which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values

what the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time

interviews of surveys with the sample of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population

a method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected

a subset of the whole population selected to be questioned for the purpose of prediction of gauging opinion

a variation of random sampling; the population is divided into subgroups and weighted based on demographic characteristics of the national government

unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies

continuous surveys that enable a campaign or news organization to chart a candidates daily rise or fall in support

polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate.