Discuss what early and later studies of public opinion and voting revealed about the American public. Have the studies on specific issues identified a pattern?
What will be an ideal response?
?Early studies: Small groups were informed; majority knew next to nothing.?Later studies:Although many people were poorly informed, they were good at using small amounts of information to determine which policies, parties, or candidates most nearly reflected their values and interests.?Studies of specific issues reveal a similar pattern:Less informed voters are able to form opinions when supplied with basic information just as the informed do.
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