Status of the class role More about topics for term projects. The role of interest groups and agenda setting. Provide a bibliography of key sources that must include data or reports of assessments of public opinion on the issue. Examine class home page bios and proposals and send corrections as needed. In mass democracies interest groups are the mechanism for citizen input.
Information Competing groups debate issues and arrive at policy.
Mass Media access is unevenly distributed in proportion to wealth. Page and Shapiro studied poll data, media and policy formation. Our interest is in public opinion.