Politics Discussion Question

-About three hundred words

-Done by Friday 10 pm in Pacific Time Zone

Question:

Please watch the video regarding public opinion polls available at

this link

, and respond to the following questions:

1. David Moore was a previous editor of which organization?

a) MSNBC

b) Reuters

c) Gallup

d) FOX

2. What does David Moore say is the truth/untruth about the American public that polls distort?

3. According to Moore, why are polls a “threat to democracy”?

4. What are the pros and cons of public opinion polling?

5. In what ways do you think public opinion polls are valuable to US politics? (Do you value opinion polls – why or why not?)

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