GOV 310L Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
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Under what conditions do politicians respond to the expressed opinions of the public> When is the public influenced by clich s. Public opinion is the collection of attitude, opinions and preferences of the general public. Balance between being a trustee and a delegate. One way or the other: democratic governments should reflect opinion. Skepticism, potential dangers: hamilton: the people are turbulent and changing , madison: the great is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. , checks on the influence of public opinion. Elected politicians are the agents for multiple principles. Impossible to be responsive to everyone: there is rarely a clear will of the people . Since the 199" voting intentions have been measured with random sampling. Polls are more accurate closer to the election. 500-1200 respondents in polls for presidential elections. Try to get the sample of respondents to mirror the population. Margin of error is key to interpretation.
