Questions about vote choice in 2020, whether the election was stolen from Donald Trump or if much of the mainstream media is fake display profound differences among Americans. But 34 questions asking Americans whether many central tenets of our union are words that they live by show that Americans say […] Read more »
Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases During a Stress-Filled Year
A growing number of Americans can name the branches of government and the freedoms under the First Amendment though many still misunderstand basic facts about how government works, according to the 2021 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey. The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual survey follows increased media coverage of the […] Read more »
Civil Liberties and Security: 20 Years after 9/11
Twenty years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Americans are less supportive of trading civil liberties for security and have lost faith in the country’s ability to protect various rights and liberties. In 2011, 10 years after the terrorist attack, nearly two-thirds were willing to sacrifice rights and freedoms to […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Most say 9/11 attacks changed the way they live today
Twenty years after 9/11, the changes the attacks brought to American life still reverberate across political and demographic lines. A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds that 57% of Americans say the attacks impacted the way they live their life today and 68% say the attacks had an impact […] Read more »
Twenty years after 9/11, most see a country forever changed
Most Americans believe the country was forever changed on 9/11, and most say they still remember that day well. Many of them report being personally affected, too, including so many who still express sadness, and even disbelief about the events, 20 years on. … Americans see a mix of good […] Read more »
One Thing We Can Agree On Is That We’re Becoming a Different Country
A highly charged ideological transition reflecting a “massive four-decade-long shift in political values and attitudes among more educated people — a shift from concern with traditional materialist issues like redistribution to a concern for public goods like the environment and diversity” is a driving force in the battle between left […] Read more »