Author Question: Election results are not effective as opinion polls because they a. are extremely susceptible to ... (Read 18 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Election results are not effective as opinion polls because they

a. are extremely susceptible to fraud.
b. are not randomly selected.
c. are not usually reflective of the will of the people.
d. reflect a small minority of the population.
e. reveal only the choices of voters, not their motives.

Question 2

How does political participation, such as speaking at town hall meetings or writing letters to representatives, help advance policy deliberation?

a. Citizens are able to draw attention to certain issues or arguments.
b. It eliminates the need for deliberation in Congress as it has already been conducted by the public.
c. It encourages politicians to leave the deliberation to the public and cast their votes as their constituency demands.
d. It highlights the lack of public knowledge about the issues and reinforces elected officials sense of duty to deliberate carefully.
e. Political participation motivates politicians to deliberate more quickly on issues to keep the people from interfering.