GENERAL INFO
Race, Political status, Gender, Income, Religion
Public opinion is described as this because Americans often disagree on many issues.
What is diverse (or not uniform)?
According to the reading, a wealthy young urban person might have very different views on this issue compared to an elderly rural resident.
What is the government's role in providing social services?
Public opinion varies greatly on this issue involving the nation's armed forces.
What is Military spending
This group includes TV, newspapers, and the internet, and strongly shapes opinions.
What is the mass media?
This term refers to the ideas and attitudes most people hold about a particular issue or person.
What is public opinion?
These four sources influence public opinion: personal background, mass media, public officials, and this group.
What are interest groups?
This form of government depends heavily on public opinion.
What is Democracy?
Public opinion can help or hurt a president’s ability to pass these.
What are programs (or policies)?
When public opinion is clearly in favor of something, officials are more likely to do this.
What is support or act on it?
This branch of government is especially influenced by public opinion in making decisions.
What is the presidency
This part of a person’s life, including age, gender, income, and religion, heavily influences their opinions.
What is personal background?
Presidents are more likely to succeed when this is high.
high.What is their popularity (with the public)?
These two groups must often work together to align public support and pass laws.
What are the president and Congress?
These individuals, such as senators and mayors, help shape public opinion by speaking out.
Who are public officials?
Presidents often need this group’s support, in addition to the public’s, to carry out programs.
What is Congress?
Public opinion can help presidents make these types of decisions, which are effective and done at the right time.
What are timely decisions?
These officials need to know when the public is ready for a new idea.
Who are presidents?
The place where someone lives, like a city or rural area, influences this.
What is their opinion (or public opinion)?
People’s views are often shaped by this set of life experiences and traits.
What is their personal background?
This U.S. president said, “I cannot go any faster than the people will let me.”
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
An example of differing public opinions: some Americans want to increase this, while others want to minimize it.
What is military spending?
Even when people disagree, officials must do this with all opinions.
What is listen (or consider them)?
One of the key challenges of public opinion is that it is rarely this.
What is uniform (or the same)?
Public opinion influences these decisions that must be made quickly and effectively.
What are timely decisions?