1. What do you know already
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2. } Please rate your knowledge about American
government on the following scale:
} very knowledgeable
} above average
} adequate
} below average
} inadequate
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3. } Approximately how much time a week
do you spend gathering news?
} less than 30 minutes a week
} one to two hours a week
} three to seven hours a week
} over seven hours a week
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4. } How often do you read a daily
newspaper?
} less than once a week
} once a week
} two or three times a week
} almost every day
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5. } How often do you watch a newscast on
television?
} less than once a week
} once a week
} two or three times a week
} almost every day
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6. } Are you satisfied or dissatisfied
with the way things are going in
the United States?
} satisfied
} dissatisfied
} undecided
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