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cd_intro
People have different opinions about what is important for democracy and about how political decisions should be made. We will show you a number of statements about democracy and democratic decision-making procedures. Please indicate for each statement if and in how far you agree with it.
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cd001 (It is important that political decisions are made by people with expert knowledge and experience)
It is important that political decisions are made by people with expert knowledge and experience.
1 1 Strongly agree
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5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd002 (All citizens should have equal opportunities to influence political decision-making)
All citizens should have equal opportunities to influence political decision-making.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd003 (In most cases, conflicts cannot be solved through discussions and negotiations)
In most cases, conflicts cannot be solved through discussions and negotiations.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd004 (In a democracy, there should be no elites)
In a democracy, there should be no elites.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd005 (Members of congress should follow their conscience, even if a majority of voters happens to have a different opinion)
Members of congress should follow their conscience, even if a majority of voters happens to have a different opinion.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
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cd006 (In political decisions, the focus should always be on the common good and not on individual interests)
In political decisions, the focus should always be on the common good and not on individual interests.
1 1 Strongly agree
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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd007 (If a large majority of citizens agree, this indicates that the decision is correct)
If a large majority of citizens agree, this indicates that the decision is correct.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd008 (The most important goal of democratic politics must be the realization of social and economic equality)
The most important goal of democratic politics must be the realization of social and economic equality.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd009 (Sometimes it is better when political decisions are made behind closed doors)
Sometimes it is better when political decisions are made behind closed doors.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd010 (Important political decisions should be made by deliberation and not by mere voting)
Important political decisions should be made by deliberation and not by mere voting.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
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cd011 (Disputes between different interest groups in our society damage the common good)
Disputes between different interest groups in our society damage the common good.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd012 (Political decisions are about different interests, which cannot be argued away)
Political decisions are about different interests, which cannot be argued away.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd013 (The government should stick to planned policies, even if a majority of citizens opposes them)
The government should stick to planned policies, even if a majority of citizens opposes them.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd014 (It is important in a democracy to understand why other people have different opinions)
It is important in a democracy to understand why other people have different opinions.
1 1 Strongly agree
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4 4
5 5
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7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd015 (Majority decisions must prevail, even if minority rights are compromised by them)
Majority decisions must prevail, even if minority rights are compromised by them.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd016 (Representatives in congress should first and foremost represent social classes and their interests)
Representatives in congress should first and foremost represent social classes and their interests.
1 1 Strongly agree
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3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
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cd_intro2
People make different experiences living in a democracy. We will now show you a number of statements about experiences with politics. Please indicate for each statement if and in how far you agree with it.
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cd017 (Conversations with other citizens help me to develop my opinions on political matters)
Conversations with other citizens help me to develop my opinions on political matters.
1 1 Strongly agree
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6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd018 (I feel that the arguments and perspectives that are important to me in political matters are taken seriously by most other citizens as well.)
I feel that the arguments and perspectives that are important to me in political matters are taken seriously by most other citizens as well.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd019 (I feel that arguments and perspectives that are important to me in political matters are reflected in public debates as well.)
I feel that arguments and perspectives that are important to me in political matters are reflected in public debates as well.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd020 (It is important for democracy that congress changes policies if a majority of citizens no longer supports them)
It is important for democracy that congress changes policies if a majority of citizens no longer supports them.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
cd021 (In the United States, Congress changes policies if a majority of citizens no longer supports them)
In the United States, Congress changes policies if a majority of citizens no longer supports them.
1 1 Strongly agree
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Strongly disagree
8 Don't know
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vi_intro
In a democratic political system, many important decisions have to be made. There are different possible institutions and procedures for political decision-making. On the following pages, we will present four different political systems to you and ask you to evaluate these.
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Group of questions presented on the same screen
vi001_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi001a (how democratic vignette 1)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi001b (how confident deal major problems vignette 1)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi002_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi002a (how democratic vignette 2)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi002b (how confident deal major problems vignette 2)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi003_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi003a (how democratic vignette 3)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi003b (how confident deal major problems vignette 3)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi004_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi004a (how democratic vignette 4)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi004b (how confident deal major problems vignette 4)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi005_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi005a (how democratic vignette 5)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi005b (how confident deal major problems vignette 5)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi006_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi006a (how democratic vignette 6)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi006b (how confident deal major problems vignette 6)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi007_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi007a (how democratic vignette 7)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi007b (how confident deal major problems vignette 7)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi008_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi008a (how democratic vignette 8)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi008b (how confident deal major problems vignette 8)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi009_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi009a (how democratic vignette 9)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi009b (how confident deal major problems vignette 9)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi010_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi010a (how democratic vignette 10)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi010b (how confident deal major problems vignette 10)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi011_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi011a (how democratic vignette 11)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi011b (how confident deal major problems vignette 11)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi012_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi012a (how democratic vignette 12)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi012b (how confident deal major problems vignette 12)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi013_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi013a (how democratic vignette 13)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi013b (how confident deal major problems vignette 13)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi014_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics not only by voting in elections, but can also directly influence important political decisions.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions cannot be scrutinized or reversed by courts.
vi014a (how democratic vignette 14)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi014b (how confident deal major problems vignette 14)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi015_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • If there is a majority in support of a policy, the policy is adopted without long discussions and negotiations.
  • Elected representatives follow their conscience.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi015a (how democratic vignette 15)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi015b (how confident deal major problems vignette 15)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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vi016_intro
Imagine a political system in which political decision-making works as follows:
  • Citizens participate in politics by voting in elections, but decisions are made by elected politicians.
  • Before a policy is adopted, all relevant arguments are assessed and all affected interests are considered.
  • Elected representatives follow the will of their voters.
  • Political decisions can be scrutinized and reversed by courts.
vi016a (how democratic vignette 16)
How democratic would you say this political system is?
1 1 Not at all democratic
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely democratic
8 8 Don't know
vi016b (how confident deal major problems vignette 1)
How confident would you be that this political system can successfully deal with major problems?
1 1 Not at all confident
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7 Completely confident
8 8 Don't know
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