Opinion polling for the 2025 German federal election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/opinion-polling-for-the-2025-german-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election year?2025
2. What is the country?Germany
3. What is opinion polling in the German election?Opinion polling is a way to ask many people how they plan to vote, using phone, online, or in-person questions, and then turning those answers into percentages that show how many people might support each party.
4. Why do political parties look at poll results?Parties use polls to see if their messages are working. If they are behind, they might change their plans; if they are ahead, they can focus on keeping their supporters.

Bundestag: The federal parliament of Germany, where elected representatives make laws.
Margin of Error: A statistical measure indicating the range within which the true value is likely to fall.
Representative Sample: A group of people selected for a survey that accurately reflects the characteristics of the larger population.