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Chapter 7: Public OpinionI. Introduction

A. Gettysburg1. Problems with o the people! by the"#

a$ Go%&t does things e%en though people disagree.'. (ramers didn&t want go%&t to be day to day what the people want#

a$ created chec)s on public opinion*. +e%er ,ust one national public opinion

a$ many smaller public opinion

II. -hat is Public opinionA. Intro

1. ur%eys are inherently unreliable.'. /e

a$ how people thin) or eel about particular things*. 0ad Polls

a$ 123sb$ most people were clueless with go%ernment

2. Good Pollsa$ decades ensuingb$ people were smarter

4. 5erry 6. 6oe

a$ people are not dumb when they are pro%ided withbasic ino

0. ow Polling -or)s1. 8andom sample

a$ tratiied or 6ultistage Area ampling'. ampling 9rror

a$ discrepancies between dierent polls.*. 9it polls

a$ polls ta)en on election day with random %otersC. ow Opinions /ier

1. Opinion aliencya$ ome people care more about issues than other

people'. Opinion tability

a$ teady opinion throughout population*. Political ociali;ation

a$ bac)ground inluences political %iews/. Political ociali;ation: 5he (amily

1. 5eensa$ tend to side with parent&s %iew

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