ali JafferThe role of public opinion in democracy
November 1st 2007 12:45
In a democracy, opinion is an active, propelling factor. The people regard the government as an agency to which they have delegated power without releasing it from the obligation to respect the general will of the people. The opinion of a people is made up to different views or currents of sentiments in a society. Some currents says Bryce, “develop more strength then others, because they have behind them large number or more intensity of conviction and when one is evidently the strangest, it begins to be called public opinion par excellence being taken to embody the views supposed to be held by the bulk of the people.” Public opinion is thus on opinion which a people in general hold on questions of common interests at a certain time.
Who constitutes a people? According to sait, not every one within a community can be regarded as contributing to the formation of the public opinion. But yet the whole adult population, irrespective to voting rights and irrespective of citizenship, generally share in the formation of the public opinion.
The opinion of a community is seldom. On major issues of common interests there is often a variety of views, some of which may be confused. Discussions and clarifications can diminish such confusion and diversity so that interconnected views gradually lake definite shape of there, the view which is held by an apparent majority pf citizen is called the public opinion, the people must be considered first. Among the human beings, some play more prominent part then others. They may be referred
The opinion of a community is seldom. On major issues of common interests there is often a variety of views, some of which may be confused. Discussions and clarifications can diminish such confusion and diversity so that interconnected views gradually lake definite shape of there, the view which is held by an apparent majority pf citizen is called the public opinion, the people must be considered first. Among the human beings, some play more prominent part then others. They may be referred
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