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1. In Chapter 2 of The Nature and Origin of Mass Opinion, Zaller argues that every opinion is a marriage of information and predisposition. What role does elite discourse play in determining the information available to voters?
2. In The Nature and Origins iof Mass Opinions, what role does Zaller say that political knowledge has on the reception of information by voters?
3. What does Zaller mean by the term predisposition. What impact does predisposition have on whether or not an individual accepts a message from the elite discourse.
4. In the piece Monical Lewinsky and the Mainsprings of American Politics, John Zaller argues that Bill Clinton maintained his high public approval ratings during the Monica Lewinsky scandal due to the fact that most Americans care more about peace, prosperity, and moderation than Clinton s personal shortcomings and the lies he told. What role does partisanship play in explaining Clinton s approval ratings?