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politics
| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| lean_affil | Generally speaking, do you lean more toward affiliating with Democrats or with Republicans? | Party lean – asked of Independents and not aligned |
| party_affil | Regardless of if or how you are registered to vote, are you more closely aligned with... | Party affiliation |
| pl001 | How interested would you say you are in politics? | how interested in politics |
| pl002 | How satisfied are you, all in all, with the way democracy works in the United States? | how satisfied with way democracy works in United States |
| pl003 | In recent years, do you think the United States has become more democratic, less democratic, or stayed the same? | United States has become more democratic, less democratic, or stayed same |
| pl004 | To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Existing democratic rules and procedures should not be contested. | Existing democratic rules and procedures should not be contested. |
| pl005 | Ideally, a fair and democratic decision-making process leads to a good decision. However, sometimes it is not possible to ensure a fair and democratic procedure and a good or 'right' decision at the same time.
What is more important to you in case of doubt: That the decisions are made in a fair and democratic way or that the, from your perspective, right decisions are made? | decisions made fair and democratic OR right |
| pl006 | Political decisions should be made by academic experts. | Political decisions should be made by academic experts. |
| pl006_009_order | order pl006 to pl009 series | |
| pl007 | Political decisions should be made by randomly selected citizens in deliberative forums. | Political decisions should be made by randomly selected citizens in deliberative forums. |
| pl008 | Political decisions should be made by all citizens in referendums. | Political decisions should be made by all citizens in referendums. |
| pl009 | Political decisions should be made by elected legislators. | Political decisions should be made by elected legislators. |
| pl010 | How acceptable for you would it be for the United States to have a strong leader who is above the law? | how acceptable United States have strong leader above law |
| pl011 | On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being the most liberal and 10 being the most conservative, how would you describe your political views? | political views liberal to conservative |
| pl012 | How acceptable for you would it be for courts in the United States to stop decisions made by a democratically elected administration? | how acceptable courts in United States to stop decisions made by democratically elected administration |