Regarding the Influence of Public Opinion on Policy Making

question 24

Multiple Choice

Regarding the influence of public opinion on policy making

• A)a majority of both the public and policy makers feel that public opinion should have a great deal of influence.
• B)a minority of the public feel that public opinion should have a great deal of influence, while policy makers hold the opposite view.
• C)a minority of both the public and policy makers feel that public opinion should have a great deal of influence.
• D)a majority of the public feel that public opinion should have a great deal of influence, while policy makers hold the opposite view.
• E)we don't really know what the public tends to believe.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for a good or service changes with a change in the consumer's income.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in its price, with high elasticity indicating greater responsiveness.

Total Expenditures

The sum of all spending or expenses incurred by an individual, household, or organization.

Perfectly Inelastic

describes a situation where the demand for a product does not change in response to changes in its price.