GENERAL INFO
SOURCES OF
FEATURES OF
MEASURING (Pt I)
MEASURING (Pt II)
100
Why do elected officails need good public sentement?
Votes
100
What is the difference between private media and mass media?
privat is betwwen small groud (ex.groupchat) mass is to a large audence (ex.JRE)
100
What are the three features of public opinion?
Direction,intencity,stability
100
Why do political leaders mesure public opinion?
to predict elections and edit speeches, press release & policy to fit public opinion better.
100
How many peopls are usualy in a pole?
fifteen hundred.
200
what is a mesure public favoribilty of an ideoligy, agency, of person called
popularity
200
How can public officals effect opinion?
saying the sstuff you elected them for saying
200
Define direction in regard to public opinion.
Positive or negetive.
200
What are public opinion poles?
spesific policy quetions in a survey across a broad group to get e better understanding of spesific policy opinions of the public.
200
Why do pollsters have to be careful with wording?
as to not alter responce opinoins if they are aiming for accuracy or to alter opinions if they want to show a spesific puplic lean with their poles.
300
What systems of goverment does public opinion have the greatest effect on
Democrecy and democratic republic.
300
Examples of Things that can effect public opinions?
parents, friends, news(ex.fox news), internet (ex. hasanabi brodcast), public officails (ex.jeff setions)celebrity opinions(ex.jack black endorseing biden), relidgion, city.
300
What opinions tend to be the most stable?
ones withb the largest effect on your life (ex.wellfare,taxes).
300
Why are elections not as accurate as poles for understanding public opinion?
dose not show spesific support on issues and does not acout for strait balots
300
Why do many peopls like poles?
theylike tha they are very accurate for showing public opinion.
400
In what way dose public opinion effect presidential actions?
the president needs support for the carryout of their programs the support of congress and elections/relections.
400
What is the definition of intrest groups?
a group that benefits from spesific officials and increase of support for certin ideas(ex.glock wants less gun control)
400
what are the effects of the intencifacation of political opinios?
lead to more likly action in ballots, rallys, and protests.
400
What is a pollster?
a person whos job is to run poles usualy for a presedent or political party member.
400
Why do some people not like poles?
they beleive they shift focus from helping the country to pleaseing people whose opinion s may not be well informend
500
Quote from F.D.R about public opinion
"i cannot go any faster than the people will let me"
500
What is the exact definition of media?
plural of mediums of communication
500
As political opinions intencify where will they fall on the political compass
the will fall farther away from center on the compass.
500
Why are poles not perfect?
officals can warp the questions and answers to look like they favor or oppose a spesific person policy or ideology.
500
What is it called when a poll is alterd to make an ideology or person look better or worse?
push pole