Public Opinion In America

An opinion is created no matter the case when it comes to politics. Even if the person states, “I choose to have no preference in politics,” that is his or her opinion. Now, on important subjects to have an opinion about, politics can be considered one of the most important when it comes to American society. The people of America have a civil duty to use their political opinions to affect the future of Western civilization. The term for the summary of everyone’s opinion is called public opinion, which is taken into heavy consideration when it comes to running for office (Turner, 2011). Generally, the way citizens generate their own political opinion, which then is morphed into public opinion, is through catalysts such as parents, school, and region. These catalysts, along with some self-decisiveness, are what …show more content…
Now, there are many things about appealing to the majority has done right for this country, but relying solely can become troublesome. For instance, the public opinion has always been in favor of the two party system of the republicans and the democrats. However, having only two options when it comes to picking a president is not enough. Here are two examples of why two choices are not enough. Trump blatantly challenges the blessing of having a peaceful transition of power in America by saying, "I will keep you in suspense” (Trump, 2016). And Hillary’s view on abortion is enough to make a grown person shiver. The public opinion is that these two politicians are the only options for the Presidency. That is not the case many individual or third parties should have a bigger voice in this country. That is the biggest contrast that most should have with public opinion. Another thing is that people do not realize that freedom and equality cannot be achieved no matter what. Communism takes away freedom and grants equality, while democracy takes away equality but grants