The Term Public Opinion Is Frequently Used in Reference to All

question 28

Multiple Choice

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society.This perspective is

• A)accurate,since Americans are one people and indivisible.
• B)less accurate than a view of public opinion based on the majority,since the political system operates on the principle of majority rule.
• C)less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics,which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics.
• D)less accurate than a view of public opinion based on what the news media are saying about the public.
• E)accurate,because there is little diversity in American public opinion.

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