Japan first achieved a favorable trade balance, meaning it exported more than it imported, during

What is public opinion?

a. core beliefs about equality, government, and the rule of law that Americans share b. a measure of the minimum requirements needed to sustain the public's interest in the affairs of state c. a collection of attitudes and beliefs that governments discuss, debate, and potentially act upon d. research that focuses on explaining the differences in people's voting habits and behaviors e. the collective political beliefs and attitudes of the public, or groups within the public, on matters of relevance to government

According to Almond's "three publics," the elite might play to the "attentive public" because they __________

A) tend to pass on views that mobilize the general public B) tend to pass on views that mobilize other elites C) rarely pass on negative views that might upset the general public D) rarely pass on views that simply repeat those of the elite