Go to the websites listed below and then answer the questions that follow.

Digital Divide – Civic Engagement, Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
(http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~pnorris/Books/Digital%20Divide.htm)
An online book by Pippa Norris that studies how the Internet is affecting and will affect civic engagement. Proposes the Internet Engagement Model as a tool for understanding the relationship between technological advances and public participation in government.

Find Public Opinion Information (University of Colorado at Boulder)
(http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/how/publicopinion.htm)
Information and databases for major polls and research organizations. Contains links to analysis and commentary.

American Association for Public Opinion Research
(http://www.aapor.org/)
Provides information and analysis of public opinion research in the United States. Highlights current issues in the field along with current polling results.

1			Does the author of Digital Divide believe that the number of technological have-nots can be reduced? Why or why not?
2			How important do you think public opinion should be to policy makers?
3			Are you influenced by the results of polls that you read in the newspapers or hear about on television or the Internet?