Public Opinion

Unscrupulous press

Superstition and conservatism

Absence of civil liberties

Educational institutions

Public opinion is definite opinion

Public opinion is based on sound arguments and reasons

Gererally it is the opinion of the intellectual minority

Public opinion is based on common good

Barker

Garner

MacIver

Gettell

Press should be free

Religious bodies should be active

People should be given the right to property

There should be right to education

Hobbes

Laski

Machiavelli

Green

It is an important organ of government

It has the respobsibility of enacting laws

It practically controls the executive

It consists of elected representatives of the people

Political Parties

Radio and Cinema

Legislature

Judiciary

It shapes the policies of the government and exercises control over it

It works for the prosperity of the community

It protects the people

It ensures independence of judiciary

Opinion of educated persons

Opinion of elites of the society

Majority opinion

Opinion of the majority, which takes into consideration the interests of all

Britain

Germany

Sweden

U.S.A.