| Term | Definition |
|---|
| attentiv public | follows political issues,make up 15 -18% of general public,puts pressure on the elites and influences the masses |
| elites | high class wealthy people,make up 2 -3 % f population |
| the masses | dont follow politics,make up 80% of the population |
| media | reflectio of people's views |
| ways to do publc opinion polls | mailed out survey,face to face interviews,phone surveys,internet polls |
| responsible party model | we vote according to our party,economic issues |
| party platform | all the positions of a party on all the issues out there |
| instructed delegate model | representatives should vote on bills that their consituants agree on,civil and moral rights |
| the burkeau model,trusteeship model | we vote for people who we think are going to do the best job and we trust that they will,freign affairs ,deffense issues |
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