What is the correct definition of the term public opinion? question options: the surveys and polls that politicians and other public officials study to gauge the public's level of interest or passion on a given topic the government projects and programs that are undertaken to benefit all members of the public rather than members of one specific group the ideas and feelings that people have about political candidates and issues, the government, its elected officials, and its programs the articles or essays published in public newspapers that express the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of the paper's editors