POLS 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Social Desirability Bias, Abortion-Rights Movements, Anti-Abortion Movements

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 155
• Professor: Rebecca Britton

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Public opinion (all these notes for quiz 3) How the people are connected to the government and gives us what we want. >meeting the demands for rule by the people . The const provides a blueprint for national govt; it is not a how to handbook for citizen involvement. So, where is our model for how the people are to participate in their own self-government: debate over the democratic ideal. Want consistency so all the policies can be complimentary over one another so they don"t undermine success of one another. A majority needs to agree on things for it to be ideal and follow the will of the people. The people get the kind of govt they deserve: using polls to measure and assess public opinion. Using the telephone is the most popular way to take polls; it is cost effective. >it is impossible/unrealistic to try to survey every adult american.