Public opinion polls are used by the media and politicians. a) Identify two aspects of a reliable public opinion poll.

b) Describe two ways public opinion polls are used by politicians.

And fast (use two examples) some historians say that the attacks by the abolitionist actually strengthened sectionalism in the south instead of weakening it. how might the abolitionist have been contributing to the tension arising over slavery? provide two specific example of the southern response to the aboltitonist attacks.