Government and Economics Unit 5 Lesson 4 The Christian and Public Opinion

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The demographics of scientific polls like the Gallup poll are the same as an online survey such as a USA TODAY Survey question.

False

Our opinions gain in value whenever we recognize that others who know more about a particular subject are better to give a qualified opinion than we are.

True

The more we know about a subject the_______the value of our opinion.

higher

consensus

majority agreement in matters of opinions.

propaganda

material distributed by the proponents of a cause.

compromise

the act of coming to an agreement by means of mutual concession.

Public opinion is of most value when the people who hold an opinion_______that opinion.

voice

Select the statements that are true about public opinions.

-Pressure groups use organized efforts to shape public opinions. -Public opinions should be measured by experts. -Public relations is a profession that promotes public opinion.

Public opinion polls try to:

Determine how people will vote in elections and determine the popularity of the individual as well as government policies.

pressure group

a group that tries to influence or sway public policy.

reversed

changed; headed in the opposite direction.


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