Which of the Following Factors Is Extremely Important to Evaluating

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors is extremely important to evaluating public opinion through surveys?

• A) People interviewed must be representative of the entire population.
• B) Asking questions of only those people who have a real stake in the political system.
• C) Survey responses that do not follow popular opinions are to be thrown out of consideration.
• D) The more people surveyed leads to more reliable assessments of public concerns.
• E) Asking the same questions to the same people again and again to ensure that they understand the question.

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Definitions:

Civil Disobedience

The act of intentionally breaking or refusing to comply with laws, regulations, or commands of a government or occupying power, typically as a form of political protest.

Brown v. Board

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial body in a country, typically having the final word in legal disputes and the authority to interpret the constitution.

Equal Protection Clause

A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution stating that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws."