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What Citizens Know Depends on How You Ask Them: Experiments on Political Knowledge Under Respondent-Friendly Conditions
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Table 1: Knowledge Questions (cont.)
Federal Debt
The outstanding public debt of the United States is the total amount of money owed by the federal government. Every year the government runs a deficit, the size of the public debt grows. Every year the government runs a surplus, the size of the public debt shrinks. In January of 2001, when President Bush took office, the outstanding public debt of the United States was approximately 5.7 trillion dollars. Which of the following responses is closest to the outstanding public debt today?
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Less than 3.5 trillion dollars
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4.5 trillion dollars
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5.5 trillion dollars
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6.5 trillion dollars
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7.5 trillion dollars
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8.5 trillion dollars
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More than 9.5 trillion dollars
Kerry tax proposal
John Kerry says that he would eliminate the Bush tax cuts on families making how much money?
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Over 50,000 a year
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Over 100,000 a year
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Over 150,000 a year
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Over 200,000 a year
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Over 500,000 a year
Poverty rate
In August 2004, the Census Bureau reported how many Americans live in poverty. The poverty threshold depends on the size of the household. For example, a person under age 65 is considered to live in poverty if his or her 2003 income was below $9,573 and a family of four is considered to live in poverty if its 2003 income was below $18,810. By this definition, what percentage of Americans lived in poverty in 2003?
open-ended, correct 12.5, accepted range 9.5 – 15.5
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| | Authors: Prior, Markus. and Lupia, Arthur. |
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Table 1: Knowledge Questions (cont.)
Federal Debt
The outstanding public debt of the United States is the total
amount of money owed by the federal government. Every year the
government runs a deficit, the size of the public debt grows. Every
year the government runs a surplus, the size of the public debt
shrinks. In January of 2001, when President Bush took office, the
outstanding public debt of the United States was approximately
5.7 trillion dollars. Which of the following responses is closest to
the outstanding public debt today?
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Less than 3.5 trillion dollars
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4.5 trillion dollars
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5.5 trillion dollars
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6.5 trillion dollars
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7.5 trillion dollars
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8.5 trillion dollars
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More than 9.5 trillion dollars
Kerry tax
proposal
John Kerry says that he would eliminate the Bush tax cuts on
families making how much money?
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Over 50,000 a year
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Over 100,000 a year
•
Over 150,000 a year
•
Over 200,000 a year
•
Over 500,000 a year
Poverty rate
In August 2004, the Census Bureau reported how many
Americans live in poverty. The poverty threshold depends on the
size of the household. For example, a person under age 65 is
considered to live in poverty if his or her 2003 income was below
$9,573 and a family of four is considered to live in poverty if its
2003 income was below $18,810. By this definition, what
percentage of Americans lived in poverty in 2003?
open-ended, correct 12.5, accepted range 9.5 – 15.5
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