American Political Belief Review

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Public opinion

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plays a key role in democracy.

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Which of the following is a personal-background aspect that influences public-policy opinions? mass media, interest groups, government officials, occupation

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occupation

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The component that indicates whether public opinion on a certain issue is good or negative is called

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direction.

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What does random sampling do? Options: increases the intensity of responses, contributes to the accuracy of a poll, gives too broad a measure of opinion, is rarely used because it is unscientific.

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contributes to the accuracy of a poll.

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Which of the following organizations was created to represent its members' financial and economic interests? partisan group, nonpartisan group, public interest group, economic interest group

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economic interest group

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Lobbyist’s and interest group’s critics are concerned that contributions corrupt government officials.

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contributions corrupt government officials.

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What does this chart show?

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how many lobbyists there are per legislator in each state

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People's perspectives differ based on their _________ and experiences.

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personal background

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Which of the following is a polling criticism? Polls identify issues that concern Americans. Polls discourage people from voting. Polls help leaders make decisions. Polls shape the public agenda.

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Polls discourage people from voting.

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Interest groups can influence government by

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lobbying officials.