The popular acceptance of government and its officials as rightful authorities in the exercise of power is a good definition for which of the following terms?
a. political legitimacy
b. political socialization
c. political brainwashing
d. political efficacy
e. mass socialization
Question 2
A poll taken on August 15 shows Candidate A leading by a 55 to 45 percent margin over Candidate B, with a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. Assuming no sampling problems, what is the best evaluation of this poll's results?
a. Candidate A will win the November election by a 55 to 45 percent margin.
b. Candidate A will win the November election, gathering between 52 percent and 58 percent of the vote.
c. Candidate A will win the November election, but it is impossible to predict the margin.
d. Candidate A is ahead in August, but polls cannot predict the future.
e. Candidate A will lose the November election because traditionally a lead this small in August collapses by mid-September.
Exercise
In 2013, Americans learned that the federal government massively surveys their phone calls and e-mai
a) Using the “claw” b) Isometric finger-pull exercise
American Government: Roots and Reform, 2009 Edition
Rain exercise