POSC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Iraq Resolution, Cyberwarfare, Energistics
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1st amendment - free speech and free press necessary for the public to control elected officials, choose candidates wisely, speak intelligently with others about public affairs, and make up their minds about which policy options they favor. What parties stand for candidate"s" character, knowledge, experience, issue positions. Facts and ideas about policy: emerging problems how we policies are working pros and cons of policies. Mainstream news still in the main source of information for most of the us population. Why mainstream news is still important audience is broader quality of news is usually high. Agenda setting - influencing people"s opinions about what is important. Frames how issues are understood - provide a context of how a story is understood. Political attitudes expressed by people and considered as a whole surveys - systematic interviews conducted by trained questioners. Those institutions and individuals that shape the beliefs and attitudes of people. How and why people"s political attitudes differ: race and ethnicity.
