GVT-110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Actual Malice, Energy Policy Act Of 2005, Soft Media
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Chapter 9: public opinion -- it sets the boundaries within which elected officials can act. After chernobyl & pennsylvania plant public concern on nuclear energy. Gov(cid:495)t took action and put new regulation on it. When oil increased there was a shift in opinion and support for nuclear energy. So congress responded with the energy policy act of 2005. Early studies of public opinion concluded that americans are fickle and that their responses to survey questions may even be random. Families, jobs, other responsibilities take up time. Cost association - investment of time, resources, energy. Small percentage of the american public is politically informed. Political values are shaped by the process of socialization. It is common for parents beliefs to carry on. More educated are more liberal on social issues but more conservative on economic issues. Socioeconomic status: education, occupation, income determining one"s position in society. Gender gap: men being more conservative, women being more liberal.
