Most scholars who study public opinion believe that expressed opinions
a. reflect underlying attitudes.
b. cannot be trusted and are not accurate.
c. are unduly influenced by irrelevancies.
d. are solely the result of media framing.
a. reflect underlying attitudes.
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A. 100 B. 217 C. 400 D. 435 E. 437
How do bureaucrats foster deliberative democracy?
a. They regularly hold public debates. b. They deliberate on concerns and supply information to lawmakers. c. They sponsor polls and focus groups to bring important matters to light. d. They advise the judiciary on complex matters. e. They make up the main circle of the president’s advisors.
Public support for interest groups is varied. James Madison, especially in his Federalist No. 10, argued that
a. interest groups are good for society because they give citizens alternative methods of influencing government. b. interest groups, because they are dangerous, should be banned by legislation. c. the latent causes of interest groups are sown in the nature of man. d. interest groups lead to insurrection in government. e. interest groups are harmless methods of building camaraderie and fellowship among citizens.
The term "class" used in the class approach denotes groups of individuals ________________.
A. with a similar level of political sophistication B. who are similar in their possession of some fundamental value C. who have common life experiences D. with similar political views