POLI 2051 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS COMPLETE PREPARATION GUIDE

POLI 2051 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
PREPARATION GUIDE

●● Why is public opinion important?
Answer: links what public thinks to what to government does


●● who is most interested in public opinion?
Answer: elected officials, academics, the people


●● is the public capable of governing? how would you know?
Answer: most people aren't interested in politics, polls show this


●● where does public opinion come from?
Answer: personal background, media, public officials, interest groups


●● public opinion generational effects
Answer: specific age groups


●● public opinion life cycle effects
Answer: maturation

, ●● public opinion period effects
Answer: historical events


●● agents of socialization
Answer: family, community, education, peers


●● Nature vs. Nurture
Answer: Heredity vs. Environment


●● polls
Answer: surveys of people's opinions


●● what determines the accuracy of a poll?
Answer: the way the sample is selected, the size of the sample, the way
the survey is put together


●● push polls
Answer: goal of creating negative vibes towards one person


●● exit polls
Answer: done after you vote