POLS 34102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Economic Inequality
29 Jun 2018
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CH 06 OBJECTIVES AND EXERCISES
Topic Chapter Goal Related Exercises
Defining Public Opinion
Define public opinion and identify broad types
of values and beliefs Americans have about
politics.
By the Numbers: Americans'
Ideology
How We Form Political
Opinions
Explain the major forces that shape specific
individual opinions.
Who Are Americans?: Who Thinks
Economic Inequality Is a Problem?
Video Exercise: How Polls Are Used
and Abused
Political Knowledge and
Changes in Public Opinion
Explore when and why public opinion changes
and what role political knowledge plays.
Who Are Americans?: Who Thinks
Economic Inequality Is a Problem?
Video Exercise: How Polls Are Used
and Abused
The Media, Government, and
Public Opinion
Describe the major forces that shape public
opinion.
Who Are Americans?: Who Thinks
Economic Inequality Is a Problem?
Video Exercise: How Polls Are Used
and Abused
Public Opinion and
Government Policy
Analyze how public opinion shapes
government policy and influences elected
officials.
Video Exercise: How Polls Are Used
and Abused
Who Participates?: Who Expresses
Their Political Opinions?
Measuring Public Opinion
Describe the basic survey methods and other
techniques researchers use to measure public
opinion.
Simulation: You Are a Political
Pollster
Video Exercise: How Polls Are Used
and Abused
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