What impact do moderately attentive "scorekeepers" have on changes in public opinion?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Distinguish the level of attentiveness of scorekeepers in comparison with the other two public opinion segments.
2, Indicate that big changes like war and peace and recession and recovery are the primary focal points of scorekeepers' attention.
3, Explain that the impact that scorekeepers have on changes in public opinion is that they signal changes in reaction to broad policy areas.

Political Science

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How does being in the supermajority benefit a party in Congress while introducing bills in a closed rule format?

What will be an ideal response?

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When individuals in a variety of different types of societies were asked to take part in experiments in which they played the Ultimatum and Dictator Games, researchers found a surprising amount of variation in the types of offers that were made and accepted or rejected. Most of the variation could be explained by ______.

A. gender and wealth B. payoffs to cooperation and market integration C. education and age D. market economy and education

Political Science