What Factors Affect Public Opinion? Which Factors Appear to Be

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Essay

What factors affect public opinion? Which factors appear to be most important? Which are least important? Are some factors closely related to others? Explain and provide examples of each factor.

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Definitions:

Indian Appropriations Bill

A series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress that allocated federal funds for the relocation and management of Native American tribes.

Dawes Severalty Act

A 19th-century U.S. law that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by distributing land to individuals rather than tribes.

Mainstream American Society

The prevailing cultural norms, values, and practices considered typical or standard in the United States.

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, which has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law.