Author Question: Public opinion has the least impact on the decisions of members of Congress regarding which of the ... (Read 69 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Public opinion has the least impact on the decisions of members of Congress regarding which of the following policy or legislative issues?

a. a bill that would trigger tax increases on middle-class homeowners in the following year
b. a bill that would provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
c. a proposal to cut unemployment insurance for American families
d. a proposal aimed at improving educational choice and competition

Question 2

The wording of questions in surveys is a central concern because how a question is worded can __________.

a. damage random-selection procedures
b. skew survey results
c. generate a low degree of consensus
d. increase the halo effect