Council members elected by districts report more factionalism and less unanimity than do their counterparts elected at large

Political scientist V.O. Key was more specific in his definition of public opinion when he described it as

a. the measure of guaranteed success. b. collective opinions that can be dangerous for a politician to follow. c. inaccurate results of inaccurate ideology. d. those opinions held by private persons which government finds it prudent to heed. e. the general feeling of the American public that is actually irrelevant to a government policy-maker.

Which of the following statements about the Occupy Wall Street movement is true?

A. Fewer Americans support its goals than support the goals of the Tea Party movement. B. Most of its concerns have been addressed by government so it is unlikely that it will appear again. C. The issues of concern to the Occupy Wall Street movement are consistent with the views of a substantial number of Americans. D. It has coalesced into a political party that successfully elected its first candidate to political office in 2012.