Macro-Level Opinions

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Macro-Level Opinions

• GOVT311 Lecture 13

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Attitudes Related to Events

• Defense Spending attitudes towards spending
  related to changes in government policy (ET
  p.106)
• Law and Order Attitudes towards criminal
  punishment policy is related to crime rate (ET
  p. 111)

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Conservative but Liberal

• More people identify themselves as conservative
  (ET p.115)
• Yet, when asked about issues, they are
  functionally liberal (ET p.116)

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Stimsons Policy Mood (1952-2006)
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Presidential Approval(ET p.120)

• The Honeymoon the period after the election
  where people generally approve of the new
  president because he hasnt done anything to
  irritate people yet.
• The Economy for good or bad, the president is
  given credit or blame for the state of the
  economy
• The Rally Effect In times of crisis, people
  rally in support of the president