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| teh voters that elected official represents before the governemt, who as a group are often called the representatives "constituency" many refer to everyone who constitutesan elected officials jurisdiction rather then those who actully voted |
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| the time and mental effort required to absorb and store information |
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| gruops of people particulary affected by or conserned with a specific issue |
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| ordinary people for whom politics is a peripherial concern |
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| polling error that arises from questioning rather then sampling |
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| belife that one can make a difference in politics |
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| activists and office holders who are deeply interested in a knowlegdable about politics |
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| peopel have the same chance of being chosen for whatever |
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| arises in public opinion surveys as a result of relying non a representative but small sample of the larger population |
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| error that occurs when a sample systematicaly includes or excludes people with certain attitudes |
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| a person of institution that teaches social values and political attitudea |
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