UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OPINION IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN POLITICS
What will be an ideal response?
Early political leaders were suspicious of popular attitudes and passions, but were not indifferent to them.
Before scientific polling, political leaders gauged popular support from newspaper reports and editorials.
Informal straw polls sampling public opinion became popular at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The recent spate of terror attacks will have the likely effect of __________
A)diminishing citizen expectations of what the president can accomplish B)mobilizingCongress to rebalance power between the branches of government C)decreasing the amount of influence the United States exercises globally D)increasing the leverage that war gives to a president in domestic policy
If a country exports more goods than it imports, it would be experiencing a(n) __________
a. positive balance of trade b. external trade deficit c. international surplus d. negative balance of trade
The fiscal year for the federal government begins on October first
a. True b. False