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Chapter 6
Introduction
Public Opinion
Demography
Census
School
Ideologues: think in
ideological terms
Group Benefits voters:
view politics through party
or group label
Nature of the Times:
view of politics based on
whether times are good
or bad
No issue content: vote
routinely for party or
personality
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How Americans
Participate
in
Politics
Political Participation: all the
Voting in elections
Working in campaigns or running for office
Contacting elected officials
How Americans
Participate
in
Politics
Protest as Participation
How Americans
Participate
in
Politics
Class, Inequality, and Participation
Understanding Public
Opinion and Political
Action
Public Attitudes Toward the Scope of
Government
Summary
American society is ethnically diverse
and changing.
Knowing public opinion is important
to a democracy, just as polling has
costs and benefits.
Americans know little about politics.
Political participation is generally
low.
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