Below are a list of potential polling topics. With a partner choose 1 of these and create A NEW SLIDE with 3 valid polling questions that you could use in a public poll that might help guide a candidate’s message and policies. THEN, offer at least one critique or comment on another student’s polling questions
Look at the template on the next slide
Topic:XXX...
Question #1: Xxxxxx…
Question #2: Xxxx….
Question #3: Xxxx…
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Student Names
Peer Feedback:
Topic: Gun Control
This could help a candidate get different viewpoints on how people view the second amendment and how they think it affects crime within the nation.
By: Katelynn Pate
Peer Feedback: Pretty solid survey. Specific in the questions and offer pretty clear lines to choose from.
Topic: Education
Question 1: Should teachers be given higher wages?
Responses: Agree or Disagree
Question 2: Should taxes be increased to support more public schools with funding?
Response: Increase or Keep the same taxes
Question 3: Should the State government be more responsible in handling a schools funding?
Response: Yes or No
The response questions could help a candidate by giving people’s opinion on the current education and its funding allowing a candidate to either support school funding or not.
Victor Q. Tran
Peer Feedback:
Topic: Minimum Wage
Question #1: Minimum wage is too low...
Question #2: Should minimum wage be raised?
Question #3: Would you benefit from a raise in minimum wage?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Student Names
Madison Wear
Karmin Williams
Peer Feedback:
Topic: Immigration
Question #1: There is a problem with immigration in the U.S
Question #2: The wall is the best solution to the illegal immigration problem in the U.S.
Question #3: Would illegal immigration be less of an issue if it was easier to gain citizenship to the U.S.?
The responses questions could help a candidate by giving the candidate the peoples views about immigration problems
Jacob Van Sandt, Mason Mayer
Peer Feedback: Very good!! Superb questions!!
Topic: Healthcare Thomas S.
Question #1: Should it be mandatory that everyone gets vaccinated?
Question #2: Do you think that the government should give free healthcare to all Americans?
Question #3: What are your thoughts on medical suicide?
The responses questions could help a candidate by allowing them to see what needs to be done to create a healthier America for everyone.
Topic: Gun control
Question #1: Do you own a registered gun in your name?
Question #2: do you support or oppose more strict gun laws in the united states?
Question #3: do you think should or should not be a law to ban the possession of handguns, except to police and other authorized people?
The responses questions could help a candidate by:
Mikayla and Melaina
Topic: Gun Control
Question #1: Are you comfortable with the current state of gun control?
Question #2: Are you comfortable with the current state of background checks?
Question #3: Should background checks be harsher?
The responses questions could help a candidate by determining societies views on gun control. (USE SPEAKER NOTES FOR FEEDBACK)
Dillon-Kaleb
National Debt Whitney-Jackson
Question #1: Should the government do more about national debt?
Question #2: Where should the government cut budgets in the most?
Question #3: Where should more money go to in America the most?
The responses questions could help a candidate by figuring out where their voters want money to go and not go.
Gun control Phil
Question 1: 100 residents from every state randomly aged 21-70 were asked if they legally own a firearm.
Response options: Yes and No
Question 2: 100 residents from various social classes and random age groups were asked if they feel safer with a firearm on their person at all times.
Response options: Yes and No
Question 3: 100 residents from each state randomly aged 21-70 were polled on a scale from 1-10, how safe do you feel with random stranger possessing a firearm and carrying at all times
Response options: 1-10
The responses could help a candidate determine their voters opinions on guns and concealed carrying.
Minimum Wage- Henry and Malcom
Resposes= Yes or No
2. We asked 1200 local farmers how satisfied they are with the current minimum wage
Responses= yes or no
3. We asked 1500 college students how likely they are to obtain a job with the current minimum wage
Responses= Very likely, likely, unlikely, not very likely
Topic: Gun control
Name: Malea Biswell
Question #1: Do you believe guns keep people safe?
Question #2: Should the government change the current gun laws?
Question #3: Is there any way the gun laws in the US could be improved?
Peer response:
Topic: Minimum Wage - Jonathan Cantrell
Response: Agree, No Option, Disagree
2. Does minimum wage feel too low?
Response: Agree, Disagree
3. What should minimum wage be?
Response: Lower, Normal, Higher
Student Response:
Topic - Immigration
Question #1: Has any of your family been affected by the “wall” built by Trump?
Question #2: Are you a legal citizen of the U.S?
Question #3: Is the U.S everything you really suspected?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Student Names- Taneil Griffin
Peer Feedback: why or why not questions would be harder to answer than yes or no - Malea
Gun Control Sammy Abunamous
Question #1: Should gun prices be raised to prevent many from purchasing them?
Question #2: Should gun owners be show they have legal reasons to own a gun?
Question #3: Do family members of gun owners feel safer?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Feedback:
Topic: National Debt
Question #1: Is national Debt a big issue?
Question #2: Is there a way to reduce/ cut down on national Debt?
Question #3: Is Debt a good thing to debate about?
The responses questions could help a candidate by giving or disuading them on this topic in their campaign
Andrew McCall
Peer Feedback:
Topic: Climate Change
Question #1: Do you believe Congress should pass more legislation to help combat global warming?
Question #2: Do Americans need to take more action decrease their carbon footprint?
Question #3: Is the federal government best suited to stop climate change?
The responses to these question could help a candidate support why the US needs their proposed legislation regarding climate change
Angelina Garcia
Topic- National Debt
Question #1: Does America’s National Debt matter to you?
Yes or No?
Question #2: Should we care more about national debt?
Yeah maybe or nahh it’s cool?
Question #3: How should the government go about lowering national debt?
Bonds, Interest Rate Manipulation, Spending Cuts, Raise Taxes, other, or nahh it’s cool.
Jaden Moore
Peer Feedback:
This data could help a candidate decide if national debt is something they should focus on for re-election, and if so how should they go about lowering it to make people happy.
Gun Control- Jackson Routh and Chaughn Mumma
Question #1: Should the government regulate gun laws throughout the US?
Agree or Disagree?
Question #2: Does gun control correlate with the crime rate percentage?
Yes or No?
Question #3: Do guns kill people or do people kill people?
Gun or People?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Ivonee Mejia - Topic: Healthcare
Question #1: Should healthcare be free for lower class but not the higher “richer” class?
Question #2: Should colleges reduce tuition for medical students to encourage more people to apply for the medical field?
Question #3: Should there be more laws that regulate healthcare?
The responses questions could help a candidate by: focusing on the public opinion on health care
Student Names
Peer Feedback:
Education: Danielle, Brian, and Robert
Question #1: Should school districts receive more funding from the government?
Question #2: Are graduation requirements adequately preparing kids for college?
Question #3: Do schools lunches adequately nourish school children 5-18 years of age?
The responses questions could help a candidate by….. This could help a candidate persuade to increase government assets towards education or not to spend anymore time or money on education.
Peer Feedback: The questions seem to be written from the perspective of the youth that are affected.
Topic: Gun Control
Question #1: With the apparent increase in assault rifle and military style firearms being used in mass killings, the purchase of such weapons should be limited in the U.S.
Question #2: Current regulations on firearm purchases are sufficient.
Question #3: The ability to defend oneself is eliminated with the limitation of guns.
The responses questions could help a candidate by understanding the mindset of a voter given a certain perspective (whether positive or negative)
Sam Skelton, Robbie Hill
Peer Feedback: These questions are good & well-worded!
Topic: Immigration
Question #1: Do you agree with the President’s decision of building the wall along the U.S. border with Mexico?
Question #2: Do you think filtering out immigrants in the U.S would affect the overall economy?
Question #3: Would immigration be an issue if immigrants came into the United States legally?
Response options: Yes or No
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Jillian Birdsong
Isabella Brown
Peer Feedback:
Immigration
Question #1: Does America take advantage of cheap labor provided by illegal immigrants? Do American businesses benefit from the low cost of undocumented immigrant labor?
Question #2: Do illegal immigrants help or burden our economy?
Question #3: Should children born in the US by illegal immigrants be deported alongside their parents?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Student names: Sundus Mohamed
Arreana Mendoza
Reina Apollon
These questions would help a candidate by informing them about their views on illegal immigrants
Topic: Climate Change
Question #1: Does climate change exist?
Question #2: Is legislation to combat climate change economically feasible?
Question #3: Would you be willing to increase taxes towards research and actions to aid in combating climate change?
The responses questions could help a candidate by…..
Nicholas Burdolski
Peer Feedback: