Opinion poll

fatigue held by Americans, deserves further context by introducing additional political dilemmas. Appearing to abdicate American leadership under an increasingly polarized two party political system is problematic, and the variability of public opinion causes political hesitancy, both inducing constrained strategic theorizing. These notions cause some Washington elites to move cautiously on major strategic change. The…

put a greater regulatory influence in the gun-purchasing process. However, the topic of abortion and its moral and legal validity have been argued by ‘pro-lifers’ ‘pro-choicers’ for generations. There are many things to consider when formulating an opinion on this highly polarizing issue. Over the years, the issue has become extremely morally charged in nature. As a result, people are unlikely to be convinced that…

The Republican Party front runner is non other then the infamous Donald Trump. With Trump being at 44% in the polls, its no question that trumps “attitude and what some say “realness” is the reason for him being this high in the polls. Donald Trump’s strengths, I believe; is only his business man knowledge. His weakness include, being harshly vocal on pressing issues in our country, such as gay marriage, gun control, and the immigration policy, Its would be unrealistic if any other candidate did…

teenagers. The Questionnaire A questionnaire investigating teenagers’ opinions on body image was dispersed throughout the school. The teenagers answered the eight questions on the questionnaire and an anonymous poll was taken with the results. The first question asked if the participant is male or female. The next question asked how important appearance is to the teenager. The third is the same question that was used on the Instagram poll,…

On March 2, 2015 Ted Cruz announced his candidacy. Since then, he has consistently moving up in the polls. Cruz speaks on behalf of passionate Republicans desperate for change. Currently, he holds the fourth highest polling percentage amongst the Republican candidates. Cruz can win because of his high voter demographic in large groups, campaign strategies, and his views on issues. Although, his campaign needs to change direction in order to beat Trump, Carson, and Rubio. Cruz has a strong White…

Nate Silver’s introduction to The Signal and the Noise offers up an intuitive definition of the split between prediction and forecast. Prediction is judgemental and accounts for future changes and opinions, whereas forecast is pure scientific fact and interpretation of the past events. Neither are anywhere close to perfectly predicting any scenario, but there are times where one produces a mostly accurate estimation of the future. Each strategy has its strengths and weaknesses, which Silver…

As the presidential elections heat up, candidates will spend millions on public opinion polls. Candidates will fund surveys on issues and see where voters stand. In this two-party system will these polls actually reveal anything for republicans or democrats? In a country with over 318 million, people there are varying ideologies and attitudes. Some like Adam Abramowitz author of The Polarized Electorate suggests that these ideologies and attitudes reveal a deeply divided polarized electorate…

In one wanted to cause a heated debate, all they must do is mention Congress and its inefficiency. Many venture to take a guess as to why it is so inefficient, citing the individual members or the design itself. However, an overwhelming amount of American citizens are unaware of the fact that the inefficiency they complain about is actually how the government is supposed to function. One of the major criticisms of government inefficiency is of the members themselves, regular people are tired of…

Interpretation on marriage is being varied since long and the opinions on it have been diversified. Interracial marriage has been changed from an illegal act to a legal act in1967, which changed people's thoughts on the human rights. Now, we witness many laws and acts that give support to gay marriage. This is ironic topic. Some people are against it and others approve it. A simple question to people who are against same sex marriage is – How would you feel when you live in a world where same…

can deny a same-sex couple the right to marriage. The court’s official opinion states,”[t]he right of same-sex couples to marry is part of the liberty promised by the Fourteenth Amendment [and] is fundamental under the Due Process Clause.” Why did it take nearly twenty years for the court to synthesize the current…