POLI 2051 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
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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
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ANSWERS 100% SOLVED | RATED A+
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
1
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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
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