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Abstract Public Opinion Quarterly at its outset focused heavily on the influences on public
opinion, predicated on the assumption of its strong impact on politics and policymaking. Has
this assumption been borne out? This essay reviews the research on the influence of
American public opinion on policymaking that began to use survey data first to examine the
legislative representation and then national-level and state-level policies. POQ's assumption
has been confirmed by a substantial connection, overall, between public opinion and …