HIST 115 Quiz: Political socialization terms
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1. public opinion polls- interviews or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimates the feelings and beliefs of the entire population. Sig- pulls have played a key role in defining issues of concern to the public, shaping administrative decisions, and helping speed up the process of democracy in the united states. According to george gallup, leaders must constantly take public opinion into account. Public opinion polls usually show that public opinion can change very quickly. For example, two weeks before the united states invaded iraq in march thousand and three, public opinion polls reveal that only 66% of the american public believes united states should take military action against. Several days after the invasion, however, 80% reported that they approve of the united states decision. Public opinion polling as we know it today did not begin to develop until the 1930s. Much of this growth was prompted by walter.
