This thesis seeks to understand how political awareness affects what information one uses to indicate their approval or disapproval of Congress and its members. More concisely, do more and less aware individuals rely on the same pieces of political information to mold their opinions of Congress? The second question of concern is what role does media consumption play in informing survey respondents about Congress. Third, I consider how survey respondents use cues like the condition of the economy and presidential job performance to help formulate their opinion of Congress Finally, by applying the Congressional approval literature to incumbent level approval, I seek to advance the theory and literature on what motivates the approval of incumbents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc30496 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Moti, Danish Saleem |
| Contributors | Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew, Maeda, Ko, Solowiej, Lisa |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 89 p. : ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Moti, Danish Saleem, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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