Crash Course Government and Politics: Public Opinion

What is the main focus of the video series after the introduction?

• The history of American politics

• The institutions and structures of government

• The factors influencing policy-making

• The role of the judiciary in politics

What does the term 'Demokratia' mean?

• Rule by the judiciary

• Rule by the people

• Rule by the elite

• Rule by the government

What was the framers' view on the average American's ability to influence public policy?

• They were skeptical of the average American's ability

• They thought the average American was well-informed

• They fully trusted the average American

• They believed in complete popular participation

What is 'rational ignorance' in the context of public opinion?

• The notion that only experts should be informed

• The idea that people should be fully informed

• The concept that being less informed can be sensible

• The belief that ignorance is always harmful

What does Condorcet's Jury Theorem suggest?

• Individual opinions are always accurate

• Public opinion is always random and incoherent

• Juries are less reliable than individual judges

• A larger group is more likely to make the right decision

What is one way the public communicates its desires to the government?

• Through social media

• By voting

• By writing letters

• Through protests

Why might politicians not always follow public opinion polls?

• They believe in their own judgment

• They want to oppose public opinion

• They do not trust the polls

• They think polls are always inaccurate

What is a common issue with online polls?

• They are too slow

• They are always accurate

• They are not randomly selected

• They are too expensive

What can cause a poll to have a large margin of error?

• A large sample size

• A small sample size

• A well-worded question

• A diverse sample

How can the framing of questions affect poll results?

• It can change respondents' answers

• It makes the poll more reliable

• It has no effect

• It always leads to accurate results