Partisans Disagree on Legalization of Marijuana, but Agree on Law Enforcement Policies
The share of Democrats who believe that use of marijuana should be legal is 22 percentage points higher than that of Republicans.
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The share of Democrats who believe that use of marijuana should be legal is 22 percentage points higher than that of Republicans.
As the nation prepares to celebrate Memorial Day, most Americans have feelings of pride in the soldiers who fought in America’s post-9/11 conflicts. But the public that will be observing the holiday is also one increasingly disconnected from the military.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans had a favorable opinion of Hillary Clinton as she neared the end of her tenure as Secretary of State.
Nearly six-in-ten Americans said in a 2011 survey that what bothers them about the tax system is not their own bill, but a belief the wealthy don’t pay a fair share.
Roughly half of adults say they have ever tried marijuana, the highest percentage ever.
A key factor in rising support for same-sex marriage is that 14% of all Americans say they’ve changed their minds on the issue.
A quarter of respondents in our 2010 religious knowledge survey incorrectly identified Jerusalem or Nazareth, instead of Bethlehem, as the birthplace of Jesus.
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