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Public opinion helps shape the decisions of whom?
Every President
What has the most influence on people's opinions?
Personal background
What can make a person's opinion less likely to change? (Ans: If they have a _________)
Firm Belief
What is the most common way of measuring public opinion?
Public Opinion POLL
What types of Polls have questions worded so as to influence a person's responses one way or another.
Push Polls
Why do presidents pay attention to the public opinion when making decisions?
To gain support
What are Interest groups sometimes called?
Pressure Groups
Holding a positive or negative opinion on a topic is an example of which public opinion feature?
Direction
What is another word for public opinion poll?
Survey
Push polls are condemned by who?
Responsible scientific pollsters.
What are 2 groups the president needs the support of?
The public and Congress
Who try to persuade people to their point of view.
Interest Groups
The strength of an opinion on a given issue is referred to as _______________
Intensity
What is one, more broad, way of measuring public opinion?
Looking at election results
How might polling play a role in an election?
If the polls show one candidate far ahead of another, some people may not vote because they think the election has already been won or lost.
Enough people must hold a particular opinion to make who listen to them?
Government Officials
Name 1 (of 4) reasons why people often hold widely differing opinions about a particular issue or government action?
Individual experiences
background
social influences
media exposure
Public opinion is often described in terms of what three features? (Name 1)
Direction
Intensity
Stability
Election results have a (narrow / neutral / broad) measure of public opinion?
Broad
DOUBLE
JEOPARDY
Name 3 (of 6) groups that shape public policy.
Name one (of 3) thing that exposure to can effect a person's Public Opinion
local culture,
history, and
dynamics
DOUBLE
JEOPARDY
with a twist ;)
Name 3 (of 7) factors that play a role in people's opinions?
What does "stability of public opinion" mean?
It is how firmly people hold to their views in a particular issue
What is the term for people who measure the president’s popularity or public attitudes toward possible White House proposals .
Pollster
How many people do they usually have in a sample?
About 1,500