Public Opinion by Brendan Bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/Lesson7_3_Learning_Assessment_Public_Opinion Lesson 7.3 Learning Assessment en-us 2016-11-14 18:16:15 UTC 2025-11-22 12:40:23 UTC hello@padlet.com In what ways can public opinion affect government policy? brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/Lesson7_3_Learning_Assessment_Public_Opinion/wish/137486721
  • One time-honored way that officials gauge public opinion is by the volume of letters, e-mails, calls, and faxes they receive expressing views on different issues
  • Polls that show constituents who hold strong views on one side of an issue may prompt a lawmaker to introduce a bill on the issue or may sway a lawmaker’s vote on a related bill
  • ​Public officials are often responsive to public opinion because 
    ​they want to help the citizens who elected them.
    • ]]>     2016-11-14 18:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/Lesson7_3_Learning_Assessment_Public_Opinion/wish/137486721     Explain how individuals and organizations play a role within federal, state and local governments in helping to determine public (domestic and foreign) policy. brendan_bordner https://padlet.com/brendan_bordner/Lesson7_3_Learning_Assessment_Public_Opinion/wish/137494324
  • Officials in a small community, for example, will listen to a 100-member group of citizens that has organized into a Local Safety Association, but officials in a large city might not be influenced by that number of people.
  • On the state and national levels, an interest group draws from the financial resources and expertise of its many members. Organized and equipped with sufficient resources, an interest group can exert influence far beyond the power of its individual members.
  • Many interest groups urge their members to call, fax, or send e-mails to government officials to demonstrate broad support for or against a policy. 

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