Describe the difference between political culture and public opinion
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define political culture as the basic values, beliefs, attitudes, preconceptions, and expectations of citizens about their system of government and themselves as participants.
2, Describe how, based upon that definition, political culture is different from public opinion because public opinion focuses on issues of the day and is far more susceptible to change than political culture. For example, the president's job-approval rating is based upon public opinion and subject to change, while Americans' belief that presidents should be guided by the will of the people is the subject of political culture.
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