Fragmented government is a characteristic of large metropolitan areas

Candidates in recent elections have rejected public election funding because it a. places strict fundraising and spending limits on candidates

b. does not support Internet communication. c. requires candidates to release their federal tax forms for review. d. stipulates how the money must be spent.

Because there is no single "public," but rather many different publics, surveying public opinion actually means

A) focusing on one identifiable opinion among competing opinions. B) describing attitudes typically shared by some portion of the adult population. C) identifying the issue where opinions aggregate. D) polling only influential individuals. E) persuading people to support the policies of the administration in power.