Compare and contrast two basic traits of public opinion: salience and intensity

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Define both salience and intensity. Salience is how important an issue is to a particular person or to the public, and intensity measures the strength of direction of a person's or the public's opinion.
2, Provide an example of each.

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Indian nations having gaming on their reservation lands. Why is this a consequence of international law?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Federal government borrowing can have a negative effect on future consumption. 2. The supply-side economists believe that a decrease in tax rates increases national income. 3. Transfer payments, such as unemployment insurance benefits and food stamps, act as automatic stabilizers. 4. Discretionary fiscal policy is an exceptionally effective policy and suffers from no drawbacks. 5. The crowding-out effect may be caused by expansionary fiscal policy.

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All of the following are TRUE about the Indian president EXCEPT

a. S/he serves as the country's head of state symbolizing the unity of the country. b. S/he chooses the prime minister when parliamentary elections fail to produce a clear verdict as to which party should head a new government. c. S/he must approve most parliamentary bills in order for them to become laws. d. S/he is selected by an electoral college comprised of elected representatives from the national and state governments. e. S/he chooses the members of the prime minister's cabinet.

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