Why are americans so unknowledgeable about politics

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Assignment:

This module's focus is on public opinion. Let's turn our discussion to these questions:

Why are Americans so unknowledgeable about politics?
What are the costs to becoming informed?
Since the advent of polling, political scientists have found that Americans don't know much about the details of political issues or even the names of many leading politicians. Education is one distinguishing factor that separates the politically sophisticated from the unsophisticated; but, since education levels have increased over the last half-century, why hasn't Americans' knowledge in politics increased?

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