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How important are the following principles or values to democracy in general? -
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - G
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - A
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - P
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - E
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - T
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - V
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - I
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - C
How well do the following statements describe the United States as of today? - L
On a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is least democratic and 100 is most democratic
Now we'd like to ask you a question about democracy in your state. In which stat
Now using the same 0 to 100 scale as previously, how would you rate the politica
Next, still thinking about the performance of democracy at the state level, we'd
Lowest: Alabama
Lowest: Alaska
Lowest: Arizona
Lowest: Arkansas
Lowest: California
Lowest: Colorado
Lowest: Connecticut
Lowest: Delaware
Lowest: Florida
Lowest: Georgia
Lowest: Hawaii
Lowest: Idaho
Lowest: Illinois
Lowest: Indiana
Lowest: Iowa
Lowest: Kansas
Lowest: Kentucky
Lowest: Louisiana
Lowest: Maine
Lowest: Maryland
Lowest: Massachusetts
Lowest: Michigan
Lowest: Minnesota
Lowest: Mississippi
Lowest: Missouri
Lowest: Montana
Lowest: Nebraska
Lowest: Nevada
Lowest: New Hampshire
Lowest: New Jersey
Lowest: New Mexico
Lowest: New York
Lowest: North Carolina
Lowest: North Dakota
Lowest: Ohio
Lowest: Oklahoma
Lowest: Oregon
Lowest: Pennsylvania
Lowest: Rhode Island
Lowest: South Carolina
Lowest: South Dakota
Lowest: Tennessee
Lowest: Texas
Lowest: Utah
Lowest: Vermont
Lowest: Viriginia
Lowest: Washington
Lowest: West Virigina
Lowest: Wisconsin
Lowest: Wyoming
You rated the political system of the United States today as [QID520-ChoiceNumer
How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed democratically
Is this normal or abnormal?
Is this unimportant or important?
Please comment on your responses above (optional).
Enlarge House of Representatives  Substantially enlarge the House of Representat
Ranked-choice voting   Introduce ranked-choice voting in presidential, congressi
Multi-member districts  Repeal the 1967 law that mandates single-member district
Redistricting commissions  Federal legislation requiring fair congressional dist
Campaign finance regulation  Amend the Constitution to authorize the regulation
Campaign finance transparency  Pass strong campaign-finance disclosure laws in a
Public funding of campaigns  Pass “clean election laws” for federal, state, and
18-year Supreme Court terms  Establish, through federal legislation, eighteen-ye
Flexibility on when and how to vote  Give people more choices about where and wh
Election day on national holiday  Change federal election day to Veterans Day to
Same-day voter registration  Establish, through state and federal legislation, s
Pre-register young voters  Establish, through state legislation, the preregistra
Compulsory voting  Establish, through legislation, voting in federal elections t
Suffrage for ex-felons  Restore federal and state voting rights to citizens with
National popular vote  Change to a system in which the president is elected by d
Eliminate filibuster  Change US Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster, allowi
In this section of the survey, we ask you to assess the following events and ind
Which of the following best describes your occupation?
What is your primary field of study?
What is your specific area of study?
Do you have any comments about this survey?