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Fifty-seven percent of Democrats say they are liberal on social issues, while a smaller 41% say they are liberal on economic issues. Republicans are more likely to say they are conservative on economic (73%) than on social issues (62%).

Gallup reviews the top stories of 2015, including Americans' views of Bernie Sanders and the Tea Party movement, what employees want from their managers and how government became the most important problem in the U.S.

Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe marijuana use should be legal, the third consecutive year of majority support. A decade ago, 36% favored legal marijuana, and in 1969, 12% did.

In a highly watched debate, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton presented their different policy plans. Gallup assesses what the American public thinks about major ideas presented by these Democrats.

Reflecting a gradual shift since the 1990s, more Americans now say government should not favor any set of values (51%) than say it should promote traditional values (43%). In most recent years, Americans have been divided on this.

As Oregon becomes the fourth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, 44% of Americans say they have tried marijuana. When Gallup began asking about pot use in 1969, only 4% admitted to having tried it.

As some states have legalized marijuana, 47% of Americans say legalization will make driving in those states less safe. Half of Americans say it won't make much of a difference.

In the U.S., 79% say driving while impaired by alcohol is a very serious problem for road safety, compared with 41% or less for other drugs. Young adults are the least likely to say driving while high on marijuana is a serious problem.

For the first time, as many Americans say their views on social issues are liberal as say they are conservative. Americans continue to be more likely to say they are economically conservative rather than liberal.

Looking to 2015, Americans are increasingly positive about the economy, and this could produce more upbeat views of Congress and the president. The U.S. will continue to age and get less white, potentially yielding other changes.