Across
- 2. devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions
- 4. one deliberately constructed to reflect the major characteristics of a given universe
- 6. polls that sought to read the public's mind by simply asking questions
- 8. people with who one regularly associates including friends, classmate, neighbors, or co-workers
- 11. communication that reach large, widely dispersed audiences simultaneously
- 13. private organizations whose members share certain views and objectives
- 14. website postings usually devoted to some specific subject
- 15. compose of randomly selected people
- 16. include politics, public issues, and the making of public policies
Down
- 1. any person who, for any reason, has an unusually strong influence on the views of others
- 3. refers to the instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials
- 5. a representative slice of the total universe
- 6. snappy reports that can be aired in 30 to 45 seconds or so
- 7. the societal problems that the nations political leaders and the general public agree need government attention
- 9. the whole population that the poll aims to measure
- 10. means of communication
- 12. attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics