Elected officials often vote in a way contrary to poll results. What does this indicate about the way they use poll information?
a. They believe polls represent an accurate picture of the will of the electorate that they are bound to obey.
b. They believe that polls allow the public to deliberate sufficiently on complex issues.
c. They regard polls as tools of activists used to manipulate information to support their cause.
d. They understand that public opinion has nuances.
e. They view poll information as mostly unreliable.
Question 2
Survey questions about abstract issues most often show different public attitudes than questions about specific policies regarding those issues because
a. analysts have not interpreted the data correctly.
b. people cant make up their minds.
c. people generally do not listen carefully to specific questions about policies.
d. people often fail to think through the consequences of their opinions when answering abstract survey questions.
e. pollsters have failed to formulate good questions.
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