Chapter Five

1. About how many individuals do you need to sample (assuming they are drawn randomly) nationally to generate accurate polling results?

2. Which president recorded the highest approval rating ever (91%)?

3. The Chicago Tribune made a famous blunder in announcing the victor of the presidential election in 1948. Whom did the paper assume had won? Who was the actual victor?

4. What percentage of the American public is in favor of the death penalty?

5. What term describes a person's set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government?

6. What type of survey is taken when voters leave the voting booths and is used to predict the outcome of elections?