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Public Opinion and the National Dominant Media, 2004.
This paper discusses that the dominant media culture in our county controls the media, education, and other ?cultural linkage? institutions, leading the public decidedly in one direction.
1,685 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper relates that the dominant media culture is the minority, but it controls the majority of cultural influence pipelines. The author points out that the media conglomerates are successful because they present a diverse political and cultural viewpoint that the nation has not heard since CBS, NBC, and ABC took over control of the media centers of the country over 50 years ago. The paper concludes that the process of understanding the political landscape is ultimately the individual?s, not the media's, responsibility.
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"According to Common Cause, the big media companies are making their voices heard via large contributions to government legislators in order to gain majority access to the commercial air waves. They are accused of pushing through new rules that allow the huge corporations to buy up more and more media outlets such as television stations, cable networks, radio stations, and newspapers. The results, according to Common Cause, are that we will all be turned into mind numbed robots by the media monopoly. Deregulation, they say has made media outlets less diverse, less inclusive, and less involved with local communities."
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Public Opinion and the Media, 2000.
A discussion about how the media is not only expected to keep an eye out for wrongdoing and to provide a conduit for candidates to convey their messages to the voters, but also plays a large part in guiding the voters' decisions.
1,469 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, $ 48.95
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"Public Opinion is an elusive and highly changeable current that can veer abruptly. In the electronic republic, where decisions on major issues increasingly require direct public input and participation, the need to understand public opinion has become the central ingredient of politics. The United States is the only democracy that organizes its national election campaign around the television and news media. Once upon a time, the press occasionally played an important part in the nomination of presidential candidates. Now the news media do not entirely determine who will win the nomination, but no candidate can succeed without the press. The press is no longer asked only to keep an eye out for wrongdoing and to provide a conduit for candidates to convey their messages to the voters, but it is also expected to guide the voters' decisions. "
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Public Opinion, Media and Special Interest Groups, 1990.
Examines their impact on American politics. Discusses polls, lobbying, campaigns, a case study of Jesse Jackson and judicial issues.
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"Under the rubric of the governmental system of the United States of America, political and social constraints are, in theory, supposed to exist between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the government. In practice, it is often the case that one branch or another is more powerful. This may be caused by a variety of reasons, and the perception from the public is that special interest groups, the media, and other extraneous factors combine in a variety of ways to influence political decisions. There is a relatively vague area in which influence peddling becomes lobbying. Lobbying is rather restrictive, yet it is often difficult to substantially prove that lobbying has occurred, and the various social engagements in which political activities are discussed are one of the most difficult areas of governmental life to police (Cowan, 1989)."
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The Influence of Media "Agenda Setting" on Public Opinion, 2002.
A discussion of the claim that "agenda setting" by the popular media is the most important factor in shaping the public?s view of the importance of an issue.
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This paper examines the research that has been done on the phenomenon of agenda setting by the popular media, and the influence it has on public opinion. The relevant literature is reviewed, demonstrating that a plethora of studies have established that agenda setting is a common occurrence in the popular media. The opposing argument, that the evidence for agenda setting is purely correlational, is addressed. The effects that this influence has on the public's view of what issues are important are explored.
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"Agenda setting is a real phenomenon, and is the most important factor in shaping the public?s view of the relative importance of a story. Early studies in communications revealed that the media had a minimal effect on public thinking. As such, the study of agenda setting has become one of the first real investigations into the powerful effect of the media on public opinion (Morgan). Agenda setting is important because it shows that the news media has an important role to play in the subjects that the public think about. Agenda setting, in its most insidious form, tells the public what political matters to consider important (Severn & Tankard)."
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Media?s Influence on Public Opinion, 2004.
Position paper arguing that the press tends to favor the Republicans.
2,518 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper argues that the press is biased in favor of the Republicans. Examples of how the press reports in a positive manner about Republican values and politicians and in a negative manner about Democratic values and politicians are cited to illustrate this bias.The paper shows how this bias positively influences public opinion regarding the Republicans and negatively influences public opinion regarding the Democrats.
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"Since the election of Jimmy Carter in 1976, the press has, generally, favored Republicans. To be sure, Jimmy Carter was elected, and so was Bill Clinton, another Democrat. Carter was not re-elected; Clinton was, but by the end of his second term, even his charisma could not carry the nation?s regard, especially as an increasingly conservative mood gripped more than just the very few owners of the conglomerate news media. And, increasingly, the press was negative. The Monica Lewinsky affair, reported by a press increasingly enamored of ?family values,? ensured that Clinton?s achievements would be eclipsed in the public consciousness by his very human failings."
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World Public Opinion, 2002.
This paper defines public opinion and examines whether governments have used public opinion as a political weapon.
3,236 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper attempts to define 'world public opinion' by drawing upon facets of what we understand of 'public opinion' and by drawing on insights in existing literature. It argues that we see the communication of opinion as a feature of dynamic systems, not merely as a tool unto itself that exists purely as someone's weapon, but an inherent characteristic of human society.
Outline
Public Opinion and Consent
The Notion of World Public Opinion
Opinion as an Inalienable Part of an Open System
References
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In the texts from the Western political tradition, the existence of government as moral arbiter for a community of individuals has been assumed to depend on the consent of the ruled. This started off with the idea of the Athenian democracy, where the decisions of the polis were decided with the elites and an assembly of citizens in counsel through discussion and debate. Even as Niccolo Machiavelli generally wrote of the Prince as only needing to appear good, he also wrote that "one of the most powerful remedies that a prince has against conspiracies is not to be hated by the people generally" and even if Machiavelli did note the alternative of securing consent to rule from "those communities which are most powerful" - the soldiers, it is still consent of a different stripe.
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Public Opinion and Immigration, 2007.
A review of public opinion towards immigration based on the results of scientific public polling.
4,830 words (approx. 19.3 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 123.95
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This paper identifies the focus of research questions used by public opinion scientists to frame the issue of immigration in their studies. The author discusses the known attitudes of Americans towards immigration, including overall public opinion, specific attitudes of significant demographics and relevant research trends. The paper concludes that, even though public opinion regarding immigration is both socially and politically important, research on this topic is still relatively limited. The author points out that polls indicate that, while generally Americans do not support increased immigration, the overall public believes that immigration has benefited the country as a whole but has negatively affected certain economic and social issues. The author underscores that researchers have suggested that family relations and friendships with recent immigrants have shown to produce positive attitudes towards immigration while feelings of prejudice typically coincide with restrictionist immigration views. The paper includes tables.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Methodological and Theoretical Issues Presented by Scientific Public Polls
Objectives and Insights: Overall View, Significant Demographic Disparities and Notable Trends
Attitudes towards Immigration Levels with Possibilities for Future Work
Attitudes towards Immigration in General and Regarding Specific Concerns
Proposed Explanations of Inconsistencies and Possibilities for Future Research
Explaining the Gap between Ethnicities with Recommendations for Future Research
Explaining the Gap between Public and Elites' views with Prospects for Future Work
Two Brief Anomalous Periods in 40-Year Trend Reveals Apathy
Possible Factors Influencing Public Opinion: Significant Case Studies
Methodological and Theoretical Issues Identified with Proposed Framework for Future Research
Kathleen Moore: Direct Exposure Theory
Peter Burns and James Gimpel: Prejudice Fueled by Economic Anxiety
Charles Chandler and Tsai Yung-mei: Ranging Social Factors
Conclusion
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"A more likely explanation for this gap is represented by the public's combined ignorance, and even sometimes apathy towards immigration legislation. Take, for example, the Gallup polls surveying public opinion towards the proposed 2007 immigration bill. Despite extensive news coverage and the fact that this poll was conducted just days before Congress was scheduled to debate the bill, the number of respondents claiming to have paid attention to the legislation is discouraging. 40% admit to paying little or no attention to the issue, 42% were somewhat attentive while only 18% followed the bill closely."
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The Supreme Court and Public Opinion, 2006.
An analysis of the effect that the Supreme Court has on public opinion.
2,721 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper focuses the effects of Supreme Court decisions on public opinion as debated by Johnson and Martin in "The Public Conditional Responses to Supreme Court Decisions," Mishler and Sheenan's "The Supreme Court as a Countermajoritarian Institution? The Impact of Public Opinion on Supreme Court Decisions" and Rosenberg in his book "The Hollow Hope". This paper argues that the Supreme Court does have an effect on public opinion but that such effects are conditional.
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"It would be simple to conclude that the Supreme Court either has an effect on public opinion or that it has no effect whatsoever on public opinion. The correct conclusion would be to say that the Supreme Court has an effect on public opinion and that such effect is not always clearly determinable. In other words, "The Supreme Court can and does influence public attitudes toward highly salient issues, but its effect is conditional" (Johnson and Martin, 1998, 306). This is known as the Conditional Response Theory, as established by Johnson and Martin in their article The Public's Conditional Response to Supreme Court Decisions. Johnson and Martin assert that the Conditional Response Theory is based on three facts: First, the Supreme Court is viewed as a creditable institution and therefore a highly legitimate one. "
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Public Opinion, 2002.
This paper looks at the effects of public opinion on politics.
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This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues relating to public opinion. It discusses what moves public opinion and the implications for the political process. This paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening the relationship between policy making and public opinion.
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"Public opinion is both essential and vital in our information-fueled democracy. Many factors influence politicians, including constituents, lobbyists, mass media, political parties, and special interest groups. In addition, politicians are directly and indirectly influenced by public opinion, i.e., sentiments expressed by citizens regarding a particular issue. Public opinion is crucial to policymaking because it has the ability to determine or shape policymakers? choices. Unlike lobbyists, political parties, and special interest groups, public opinion is less vulnerable to external influences and motivations (i.e., the desire to vote a certain way in the hopes of gaining increased financial support). Likewise, public opinion creates an opportunity for politicians to get in touch with their constituents and to understand their views. This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues relating to public opinion. Part II discusses what moves public opinion. In Part III, the implications for the political process are examined. Lastly, this paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening the relationship between policymaking and public opinion."
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"Public Opinion and the Supreme Court", 2002.
An analysis of the book "Public Opinion and the Supreme Court" by Marshall, in light of the O.J. Simpson trial.
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A book report and analysis of Thomas R. Marshall's "Public Opinion and the Supreme Court". The book itself concerns the influence of public opinion, the media, and interest groups on the decisions handed down by the Court, and vice versa. The conclusion points out that the influence of the public has grown (or the Court's has diminished) in the wake of the OJ Simpson trial.
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Public Opinion in Elections, 2004.
A look at how public opinion can be used as the primary tool in an election campaign.
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This paper examines how the use of polling data about public opinion to formulate a strategy is the single most essential element in a successful campaign and how, by properly employing public opinion in a campaign, the candidate increases his or her chance for election. It demonstrates how, in general, today, the campaign revolves around the necessity to interpret the poll information and respond accordingly to the public's desires.
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"In the last decade the modern election has moved in the direction of more important campaign consultants. Politicians need to delegate the jobs in an election to multiple people who have a set goal of being voted to office. As stated in Sabato?s American Government, ?Many critics claim that consultants strip campaigns of substance and reduce them to a clever bag of tricks for sale, even blaming the degeneration of American Politics in the latter half of this century on the rise of the political consultant? (p. 517). Running a successful campaign has turned into a game of sorts. No longer does the candidate with the best plan to represent his people come into office. They political consultant takes everything that the politician already has, and tries to mold all the information into an image that the public will buy. Campaigns raise money for a variety of tasks that need to be managed."
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Sexual Equality and U.S. Public Opinion, 2006.
A discussion regarding the attitudes toward sexual equality within U.S. public opinion.
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This paper starts off discussing the importance of public opinion in a democratic society. It then discusses how statistical principles of voter polls offer a scientific method of exploring how the public views candidates and their issues. According to the paper, a candidate's previous political and work experience, education, race, religion, and gender, may influence how he or she is received by the voters. Sexual equality, in particular, is often discussed in connection with American politics. This paper reviews how U.S. public opinion views sexual equality as a value and whether America's attitude toward gender and equality has truly changed, and if so, how it has changed.
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"True or not, these beliefs reflect real issues for America's two major parties. A party that is perceived as being unfavorable to women's rights i.e. does not support sexual equality, may not receive as many votes from women as a party that is seen as being strong in its support of sexual equality. On the other hand, many voters might associate a push for sexual equality with the denigration and abandonment of traditional values, in this case symbolized by traditional, "separate but equal" gender roles. Public opinion polls help both Republicans and Democrats to tailor their message to the electorate at large. On the most basic level, the question of sexual equality in American politics centers on the gender of potential candidates. The higher the office aspired to, the more urgent the need to answer the questions: all other things being the same, would Democrats vote for Hillary Clinton over a male challenger, or would Republican voters choose Condoleeza Rice over an equally-qualified Republican man? Would voters of either party choose a woman over a man?"
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Election Poll Results and Public Opinion, 2006.
A look at how election poll results have been used to sway public opinion during a Canadian federal election.
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This essay explores the use and power of public opinion polls by news media during a Canadian federal election. The focus is the Toronto Start and indicates the bias to the Liberals. Furthermore, whether it concerned placement, context, or lack there of, time and again, the paper used polling information to the best advantage of the Liberals, even when there was not much that could be done.
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"The fact that The Toronto Star is a Liberal newspaper is well-known. During the 1988 election, for instance, the paper was one of handful of Canadian news outlets to take an editorial stance against the Tory darling of Free Trade, once again endorsing the Liberals. Since and before, the paper has been steeped in Liberal tradition, and this partisanship was just as evident during this year's federal election, as evidenced by the use of polls, in particular. Whether it concerned placement, context, or lack there of, time and again, the paper used polling information to the best advantage of the Liberals, even when there was not much that could be done.
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The Power of ?Public Opinion? in Europe from 1750 to 1815, 2001.
This is a study on the growth of public opinion and political debate in eighteenth century Europe, and the consequences this had for its rulers.
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This essays charts the emergence of 'public opinion' as a political force in Europe, through newspaper readership, books, pamphlets, and improved transport, with particular reference to Britain, France and Germany. It shows the liberalizing effect this had on the monarchy, as they slowly became answerable to their own people.
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"Pre-eighteenth century traditional monarchies in Europe expected to be able to rule over their people without being questioned or without providing explanation for their policies. Opposition was in the form of rival families in the aristocracy, and battles were fought on the grounds of religion, land and power. Little relevance was given to political and social issues, neither by the ruling classes nor the people they ruled over."
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Political Corruption and Public Opinion, 2006.
This paper examines America's public opinion on the political corruption surrounding electoral campaigns.
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The writer of this paper focuses on America's lack of faith and trust in the reforms directed at campaign financing and funding. The writer of this paper stresses that America's growing distrust in the electoral process is due to the amount of funding needed to launch and run an effective campaign. The writer explores the rising costs involved in running an election campaign while stressing the relative ease for any candidate to simply purchase a political post, albeit at the right price. This paper contends that the only way to once again regain the public's trust and support is to adopt and implement strict electoral and finance reforms and regulations. This paper delves into the growing abundance of reform initiatives aimed at making political elections more ethical and less dependent on personal wealth and/or large external donations.
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"The clean elections style of campaign finance reform has a great deal of favorable potential for success, mainly because of its delicate balance between the opposing schools of thought on campaign finance. In other words, the clean elections system is very capable of respecting the rights of those who wish to exercise their free speech (in order that all citizens have opportunities to be "active and equal partners" in the political arena through high levels of spending on campaigns), as well as attempting to level the playing field, which many view as a highly important strength of clean elections. Considering our representative democratic government in the light of a collective partnership with an emphasis on equal, individual rights demonstrates the strong advantages of a clean elections system."
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