During Page and Shapiro's Study, They Also Investigated the Link

question 59

Multiple Choice

During Page and Shapiro's study, they also investigated the link between public opinion and public policy. What was their finding?

• A) The public expects its elected representatives to seek its opinion before developing public policy.
• B) There is very little correlation between public opinion and public policy.
• C) When public opinion shifts, a corresponding shift in public policy is likely to follow.
• D) As public opinion is impossible to be accurately determined, public opinion cannot be impacted.
• E) Divisive partisan politics have the impact of creating impasse, whereby public opinion becomes irrelevant to enactment of public policy.

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Definitions:

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that result from one fertilized egg splitting and developing into two embryos, genetically identical.

Dizygotic Twins

Twins conceived by the union of two different ova (or a single ovum that has split) with two different sperm cells; also called fraternal twins; they are no more alike genetically than any other siblings.

Concordance

The agreement or compatibility between traits, beliefs, or values among individuals or in data, often used in genetics and psychology to measure similarity.

Canalization

Limitation on variance of expression of certain inherited characteristics.