Political Systems
Explore Gallup's research.
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Majorities of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of his job as president and five other key issues.
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The struggle congressional Democrats have had in passing a national infrastructure bill is consistent with the party's ideological diversity. Liberals enjoy recent momentum in the party, but Democrats are still divided on economics.
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U.S. adults' trust in the American people to make political judgments remains higher than their trust in the federal government.
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Less than half of U.S. adults say they have confidence in people who hold or are running for public office. Meanwhile, a small majority express confidence in the judgments of the American people under the democratic system.
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Less than half of Republicans, 45%, are confident in the institution of science, compared with 72% in 1975. At the same time, Democratic confidence in science has increased from 67% to 79%.
A look at the 11 questions the American people -- if they were in charge -- would ask the GOP candidates in Thursday's debate.