Influence on public opinion can be limited by how informed voters are. Even though what the people think is heard, officials do not take it as a final decision. As a nation we trust elected officials to make the right choice. Americans can also have opinions that are against the truths of an issue. For example, environmentalists pay closer attention to laws that affect our environment.
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The influence of public opinion on public policy is limited by how informed the public is. Public opinion has to be regulated by the constitution.
There can be plenty of factors influencing policy making in a country. Some are:geographical factors.socio-economic factors.multiculturalism.plurality of the country.castesim.class differences.poverty and backwardness.if you need to go more into depth on this topic... search Google or Yahoo Answers
The Constotution should be the government's policy but Pres.Obama ( or should I even call him president) is the one of the factors that effects the policy of the government.
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1) Money2) Lobbyists3) The candidate4) Seniority of the candidate5) Campaigning by the candidate