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| belief citizens can make a diffrence in politics by expressing an opinion or acting politically |
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| chance variation that arises in public opinion surveys as a result of a using a representative sample to make estimations |
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| error that arises from attempting to measure something subjective like opinions |
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| time and mental effort required to absorb and store information |
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| group affected by or concerned with a specific issue |
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| activist and officeholders who have well structured ideologies that bind together their positions on different policy issues |
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| political opinion is affected by: |
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1. personal exp
2. self interest
3. education
4.reference groups
5. media |
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| problems with public opinion: |
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1. uniformed
2. opinions arent strongly held
3. not ideological
4.inconsistent |
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