According to research by Jacobs and Shapiro, politicians use public opinion polls to __________

a. tell them how to vote on legislation
b. determine what policies to pursue—
c. identify centrist approaches to public policy
d. shape their messages to the public

d

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The Federalists believed that the human tendencies toward ambition and corruption should be dealt with by ______.

A. socializing citizens to make decisions according to civic virtue B. ignoring these characteristics because most people are basically good C. creating institutions that made use of those characteristics to produce good outcomes and protect against bad outcomes D. governing through monarchy

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