Across
- 1. sample to reflect major characteristics of a given universe
- 3. communication
- 4. blogs
- 6. those events and issues that concern the people at large
- 8. whole population that the poll aims to measure
- 12. polls sought to read public's mind
- 13. people with whom one regularly associates
- 14. the instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials
- 15. bite snappy reports that are aired in 30 or 45 seconds
- 16. societal problems
- 17. devices that attempt to collect information
Down
- 2. any person who has an unusually strong influence on the views of others
- 5. sample randomly selected people and suit is which all members stand equal
- 7. members of private organizations who work to shape the making and the content of public policy
- 9. those means of communication that reach large audiences
- 10. those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics
- 11. representative slice of the total universe