1. Crime
A. Crime / Law Enforcement / Criminal Justice, Quinnipiac University Poll, http://pollingreport.com/crime.htm
B. Do you think a person is legally entitled to fight back with deadly force if they feel threatened even if they could retreat?
Poll Date: July 28, 2013, 1468 people polled, Margin of error: + 2.6%
C. The distribution for this poll is a bimodal. If you look at the overall voters, 53% support, 40% oppose and only 7% were unsure. However, there were multiple groups who were interviewed. Certain groups tended to vote in one direction while others tended to vote the other direction
D. No past data available
E. I think that the poll is like this because many groups of people were polled. Democrats opposed this, which makes sense, as they support more gun control, while Republicans approved this of this poll. I think this poll overall accurately shows the public opinion. This issue was one of the issues in the Zimmerman case. In this case, while the public was divided, Zimmerman was ultimately acquitted, showing the slight bias to the support.
2. Congress
A. Congress: Misc. Questions, CNN/ORC Poll, http://pollingreport.com/congress.htm#misc
B. The Republican party is in control of the House of Representatives. Do you think it is a bad thing or good thing for the country.
Poll Date: October 18-20, 2013, 841 people polled, Margin of error + 3.5%
C. The distribution for this poll is skewed. 30% want the Republicans to remain, while 63% want to replace the Republicans and 7% is unsure. More people want the Republicans to be replaced by over 30%
D. No past data available
E. I think that the results are like this because of the recent government shutdown. The Republicans are seen as the ones responsible for the shutdown.
3. Budget/Taxes
A. Budget, Taxes, Economic Policy, CNN/ORC Poll http://pollingreport.com/budget.htm
B. Was the government shutdown good for the country?
Poll Date: October 18-20, 2013, 841 people polled,...