Pls ers top g - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Characteristics of public opinion - Publics attitude toward government, public opinion places boundaries on allowed types of public policy, willing to register opinions on matters outside their expertise, government tends to respond to public opinion, government sometimes does not do what the people want What is public opinion - The majority of people on a particular issue What is political socialization - Complex process by which people acquire their political values How political soci...