1. Political Polls AP GOPO September 28, 2015

2. What is a poll? Public opinion polls - a device for measuring public opinion through a sample which is representative of the whole population Exit polls - public opinion surveys used by pollsters to predict electoral winners

3. History of Political Polls in U.S. George Gallup is called the father of the public opinion poll He created a way to sample the population. A sample is small portion of the population that serves as a representation. 1935 he started a polling firm Gallup is synonymous with opinion polls in some countries Gallup erred once in predicting the 1948 Dewey v Truman election

4. Lets take a poll. The WS Transit System is affordable, timely, and accessible. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Disagree d. Strongly Disagree

5. Do you think the school district should uses scramblers to reduce cell phone use in school? a. YES b. NO

6. Do you believe NC legislators should consider innovative ideas in education to reduce state spending? a.Yes b.No

7. Do you believe NC legislators should reduce spending by shortening the school calendar year and adding an additional year for HS graduation? a. Yes b. No

8. What is the problem of these poll questions? 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________ 5. ___________________________ 6. http://www.ehow.com/video_48718 95_national-political-polls-work.html http://www.ehow.com/video_48718 95_national-political-polls-work.html

9. Results of Presidential, Senate, Gubernatorial Polls http://www.realclearpolitics.com/?stat e=nwa http://www.realclearpolitics.com/?stat e=nwa

10. What polls do the media outlets use? http://www.nbcnews.com/video/msnbc/49 129617#49129617 http://www.nbcnews.com/video/msnbc/49 129617#49129617 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/2 5/nuts-and-bolts-political-polls/ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/2 5/nuts-and-bolts-political-polls/ Compare and Contrast the two clips.