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Amer Gov
Chap 5
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Undergraduate 4
02/22/2011

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Term
Public Opinion
Definition
The collective attitudes of citizens concerning a given issues or question
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Skewed distribution
Definition
an asymmetrical but generally bell-shaped distribution of opinions, its mode or most frequent response lies of to one side
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bimodal distribution
Definition
a distribution of opinions that shows two responses being chosen about as frequently as eachother
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Normal distribution
Definition
a symmetrical bell shaped distribution of opinions centered on a single mode, or most frequent response
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stable distribution
Definition
a distribution of opinions that shows little change over time
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political socialization
Definition
the complex process by which people acquire their political values
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