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  1. The subject of this report is the people’s opinion over the recent actions of the government, and, at that time, the possibility of a government shutdown.  In this survey, people were asked how they felt about the federal government.

  2. A candidate should try to appeal to all groups of people, even if they do not share the same beliefs as a certain group. A candidate could use overall American beliefs to gain more support.

  3. More conservative republicans are angry at the government than any other political group. A candidate could use this by emphasizing government reform in order to gain republican support.

  1. Some people say they are basically content with the federal government, others say they are frustrated, and others say they are angry. Which of these best describes how you feel?

  2. For the question mentioned above, the amount of people who answered “frustrated with the government” has increased overtime and the amount of people who answered “ content with the government,” has decreased overtime.  In mid November 2001, there was a big increase in people content with the government; there was an increase of about 20 people since that previous poll. The poll results for March 2004, the next poll given, showed a decrease of about 20 people who are content with the government.  Since then, there has been a steady decrease in numbers for people who are content with the government. This shows that more people have become either frustrated or angry with the government overtime.

  3. The wording of the question is neutral.

     With the potential for millions of jobs to be furloughed due to the government shutdown and the economy to be greatly hurt, are you content, frustrated, or angry with the government?

  

  1. This poll was taken from September 25 to September 29, 2013

  2. The total sample size was 1005 people.

  3. There is a 3.7 % margin of error.
  4. There is a 95% confidence level.