POLI SCI 104 Chapter 10: Public Opinion

• School: UW-Madison
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI SCI 104
• Professor: Kenneth Mayer

Document Summary

A president who has a majority of public support gains leverage in dealing with. Courts depend on compliance and cooperation of congress. Public opinion is also the standard by which we judge democracy. Public opinion is ultimately the rationale behind democratic government. Lack of attention to public affairs is a necessary feature of a representative democracy. Public opinion on two levels- aggregate and individual. Either moderate or leaning somewhat to the right or left. Economic interests are perhaps the most salient preferences.