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Kevin Weekley

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Public Opinion Terms
Public Opinion Definitions
Public Opinion   The distribution of individual attitudes toward a particular issue, candidate, or political institution  
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George Gallup   First person to develope public opinion polling  
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Representative Sample   The sample of those interviewed must be a representative of the entire population  
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Random Sampling   Type of polling which gives everyone in the population and equal probability of being selected  
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Respondent's Knowledge   Polls must adjust for people's lies and assumptions  
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Careful and Objective Wording   Pollers should not be asked questions that seek certain answers or limit the answer  
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Straw Poll   Poll that asks television viewers to call in and voice their opinions  
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Sampling Errors   The slight variations in polls that differ from the views of the population as a whole  
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Solid South   Region in the the south between the period of Reconstruction and the 1950's whose populous mainly voted Democrat  
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Political Ideology   Coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy  
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The American Voter   Classic study that investigated the ideological sophistication of the American electorate  
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Ideologues   People who connect their opinions and beliefs to policy positions by candidates and parties; about 12% of the population  
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Group Benifits Voters   People who vote for parties that support the types of groups they belong to, such as labor unions; about 42% of the population  
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Nature of the Times Voters   People who link the time period to parties, which has caused good economy, ect; about 24% of the population  
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No Issue Content   People who vote for reasons not pertaining to ideology or issue  
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Liberal   Disapprove of strong central government  
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Conservative   Believed that the government was best left to political elites  
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Neo-Con   Term that describes the post-Cold War conservative movement  
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