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This manuscript serves to reexamine previous literature regarding the use of different information environments to help guide the political decisions of the uninformed electorate. Sixteen years ago, Larry Bartels approached the issue of levels of whether varying levels of political knowledge influences the behavior of the electorate and their political decisions. This manuscript reevaluates the effects of high levels of political knowledge in efforts to determine whether the uninformed electorate would behave any differently if they had higher levels of political knowledge. The findings suggest null results; however, the implications of the broader question open up an avenue for dialogue about how a fully informed electorate would behave and whether this country is prepared for an informed electorate.
A Thesis submitted to the Department of Political Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Brad T. Gomez, Professor Directing Thesis; Cherie Maestas, Committee Member; Mark Souva, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-7620
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