POLI 2051 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
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public opinion - ✔✔how people think or feel about particular things
Why is public opinion important? - ✔✔links what public thinks to what to government
does
who is most interested in public opinion? - ✔✔elected officials, academics, the people
is the public capable of governing? how would you know? - ✔✔most people aren't
interested in politics, polls show this
where does public opinion come from? - ✔✔personal background, media, public
officials, interest groups
public opinion generational effects - ✔✔specific age groups
public opinion life cycle effects - ✔✔maturation
public opinion period effects - ✔✔historical events
agents of socialization - ✔✔family, community, education, peers
Nature vs. Nurture - ✔✔Heredity vs. Environment
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, polls - ✔✔surveys of people's opinions
what determines the accuracy of a poll? - ✔✔the way the sample is selected, the size of
the sample, the way the survey is put together
push polls - ✔✔goal of creating negative vibes towards one person
exit polls - ✔✔done after you vote
likely voters - ✔✔are higher income, educated, professional, white
bandwagon effect - ✔✔people who go along with whoever is doing better in the polls
underdog effect - ✔✔sympathy for a candidate behind in the polls
bandwagon and underdog effect who? - ✔✔politicians, media coverage, and election
results
what did the class survey show? - ✔✔class was republican, parents were more extreme,
girl to mom, guy to dad
political ideology - ✔✔set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue
the four political ideologies - ✔✔liberal, conservative, Populist, and libertarian
liberal - ✔✔open to new opinions and willing to discard traditional values
conservative - ✔✔A person who believes government power should be limited.
populist - ✔✔representing farmers, favoring free money and services
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
public opinion - ✔✔how people think or feel about particular things
Why is public opinion important? - ✔✔links what public thinks to what to government
does
who is most interested in public opinion? - ✔✔elected officials, academics, the people
is the public capable of governing? how would you know? - ✔✔most people aren't
interested in politics, polls show this
where does public opinion come from? - ✔✔personal background, media, public
officials, interest groups
public opinion generational effects - ✔✔specific age groups
public opinion life cycle effects - ✔✔maturation
public opinion period effects - ✔✔historical events
agents of socialization - ✔✔family, community, education, peers
Nature vs. Nurture - ✔✔Heredity vs. Environment
EMILY CHARLENE © 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, polls - ✔✔surveys of people's opinions
what determines the accuracy of a poll? - ✔✔the way the sample is selected, the size of
the sample, the way the survey is put together
push polls - ✔✔goal of creating negative vibes towards one person
exit polls - ✔✔done after you vote
likely voters - ✔✔are higher income, educated, professional, white
bandwagon effect - ✔✔people who go along with whoever is doing better in the polls
underdog effect - ✔✔sympathy for a candidate behind in the polls
bandwagon and underdog effect who? - ✔✔politicians, media coverage, and election
results
what did the class survey show? - ✔✔class was republican, parents were more extreme,
girl to mom, guy to dad
political ideology - ✔✔set of beliefs about what policies government ought to pursue
the four political ideologies - ✔✔liberal, conservative, Populist, and libertarian
liberal - ✔✔open to new opinions and willing to discard traditional values
conservative - ✔✔A person who believes government power should be limited.
populist - ✔✔representing farmers, favoring free money and services
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