Political Awareness Survey
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Thank you for taking the time to complete the following survey. This is just a short form to determine what "voters" like you know about the candidates. Please answer all questions to the best of your knowledge, even if you do not know some of the answers. The results will be used in a statistics class here at Highland Park.
1.
a. Who is the U. S. Congressional Representative whose district includes Highland Park? _____________________
b. To what party does (s)he belong? _______________________
c. Is (s)he up for reelection on November 5?
___Yes
___No
2.
a. Who are Illinois’s current U. S. Senators, and to what parties do they belong?
i. Name:__________________
ii. Party:__________________
b.
i. Name:__________________
ii. Party:__________________
c. Of the two people mentioned above, whose seat is up for reelection? _________________
d. Who are the Democratic and Republican candidates for the seat in part (c.)?
i. Democrat:___________________
ii. Republican: ____________________
The following questions refer to the Presidential/Vice-Presidential Election. Unless otherwise indicated, the answer is among these four people: The Republican Presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and the Democratic Presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
3.
a. What are the names of the vice-presidential candidates:
i. Democrat:___________________
ii. Republican: ____________________
b. Which of the four people listed in the paragraph above is currently serving a term as President of the U.S. Senate? _____________________
Please answer the following questions about your sources of information relevant to this poll.
4. Do you regularly read political articles in any of the following periodicals? (Check all that apply)
__Time
__Newsweek
__Business Week
__U.S. News & World Report
__New York Times
__Chicago Tribune
__Chicago Sun-Times
__Other(s) _________________________
__Time
__Newsweek
__Business Week
__U.S. News & World Report
__New York Times
__Chicago Tribune
__Chicago Sun-Times
__Other(s) _________________________
5. Do you regularly watch the national news on TV? __ Yes __ No
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