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People have overall been more accepting of homosexuals, but democrats are more likely than republicans to say its accepted. With a whopping 83% acceptance. Republicans say it’s accepted by 54% and discouraged by 37%. This is the first time it has ever been the majority. Age has also effected the different approval ratings. Usually the younger generation,18-25 have a high approval rating and it decreases as age increases. Pg 41

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Government should do more to help the needy even if it mean going deeper in debt

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69% of African Americans think that woman boundaries still exits, 53% white, and 52% Hispanics.

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When the racial discrimination question was first asked in 1994 the partisan difference was 13 points, by 2009 it was 19 points. And between both parties opinions about racial discrimination and black advancement has increased to 50 points.

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64% of women say that there are still many obstacles in their way, while 34% believe that they don’t have any obstacles in their way. While men largely say that their obstacles are gone (51%) or that they still exist 46%. Both white and blacks identify a gene reaper gap, Hispanics believe that their isn’t one.

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Immigrants strengthen the country

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Divided because 42% say they strengthen the country 44% say they’re a burden

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Peace is ensured by good diplomacy

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Military strength ensures peace

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Less supportive if stricter environmental laws

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54% of the population believes that religion isn’t necessary to be moral. While 42% believe that it is necessary. It is quite the divide. Republicans are split half and half, 51% believing that religion is necessary to live a good life. While democrats numbers have been increasingly emphasizing that religion is unnecessary to live a good life.  Pg 46

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Majority of republicans favor acceptance of homosexuality

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Democrats are divided by education and race in their views of hard work and success. White democrats and those with higher levels of education are less likely than nonwhite Democrats

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Based on age, the older generations believe that religion is necessary to live a good life, while the younger people get the more relaxed they become. Along with the higher educated humans also believe that religion isn’t necessary to have morals. Black Protestants and evangelical Protestants are more inclined to believe that religion is necessary while Protestants are more inclined to believe that religion isn’t necessary. Majority of  Hispanics Catholics believe it’s necessary, while majority of white Catholics don’t believe it is necessary. Pg 47.

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Majority of Americans believe that it shouldn’t be involved in politics ( 65%). 54% of republicans believe that they should be separate. 76% of democrats believe it should be kept separate. 43% of evangelical Protestants, 53% of Hispanic Catholics,  77% of white Protestants, and *
55% black Protestants 48.

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Rather live in a community where houses are larger and farther apart and where schools and shopping are not nearby

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Prefer smaller houses within walking distance of schools and shopping

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Link nations success more to its ability to change

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Nations success is based on reliance of principles

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The gap has grown because the parties have lives in different directions with growing shares of Democrats taking liberal positions and increasing shares of republicans taking conservative positions

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Just because members of the parties have grown apart doesn’t mean there has been a rise in politically extreme

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More conservative

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More liberal

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Démocrates believe that even if it mean going more in debt the gov should do more to help the needy this has increased throughout the years

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Only 25% republicans say poor people have hard lives bc the gov benefits don’t help them enough

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69% republicans and 45% democrats say government is wasteful and inefficient

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Republicans geld a less negative view of gov efficiency while Democrats were more critical than during democratic administrations

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Gov regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest

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Think gov regulation in business will do more harm than good

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Regulation of business is needed to protect the public interest 

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Regulation of business is needed to protect the public interest 

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Democrats are twice as likely as republicans to say the US has been successful more bc of its ability to change rather than its reliance on principles

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Public is evenly divided over whether the US should be active in world affairs

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There is a divide over involvement of the United States in the global economy. 65% say that U.S. involvement in the global economy is a good thing because it provides the country with new markets and opportunities for growth. 29% say U.S. involvement in the global economy is bad because it lowers wages and costs jobs.

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36% believe the U.S. should focus on its own issues, even when allies disagree. 59% say the U.S. should take into account the interests of its allies, even if it involves making compromises with them.

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About two-thirds (65%) say the economic system in this country
unfairly favors powerful people, while 32% say the system is generally fair to most Americans. Democrats see the system as overwhelmingly unfair, 82%. Republicans say 50% is fair and 46% say it’s unfair. Most Americans view economic inequality as an issue in America, 48% say it’s a big issue and 36% says it’s a moderate issue. Black ands Hispanics are more likely to say that there are economic inequalities.

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78%of Democrat’s believe that global warming is taking place and temperatures are rising. They also believe it is caused by human activity. Democrats are three times more likely than republicans to believe this. This could be changing though. There has been shown to have a slight increase of republicans that believe human activity is the cause with 24%. Republicans are generally more likely to show that it isn’t happening or they don’t know/have enough evidence. Only 18% believe in solid evidence.

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Stricter environmental laws/more funding toward environmental protection

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There isn’t enough strong evidence to support global warming

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Both parties hold negative views of the opposing party, mostly due to the strong difference on opinions. Both parties agree on that most of their friend networks are predominantly made up of people who are like-minded politically. There are more republicans that have democratic friends than democrats who have republican friends.

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In a community that features more space, even if amenities are farther away.

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in a community where houses are smaller and closer together but amenities are nearby.

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39% of the public believe trump has turned the republican Party for the worse, while about as many (38%) say he hasn’t changed the party much; just 20% say he has changed the GOP for the better

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88% of Republicans approved of Trumps performance in office while only 8% of democrats approved.

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The gap in views of equality of the economic system is also based on the level of education some people possess. For example, 6 in 10 White
Democrats with a college degree say hard work Doesn’t guarantee of success, compared with 53% of white Democrats without a degree. However, this gap based on education isn’t seen in the Republican Party. People with a higher degree in education believe that success can be achieved by hard work (83%) and those who have not received the higher  education also agree with that statement (76%).

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The gap in views of equality of the economic system is also based on the level of education some people possess. For example, 6 in 10 White
Democrats with a college degree say hard work Doesn’t guarantee of success, compared with 53% of white Democrats without a degree. However, this gap based on education isn’t seen in the Republican Party. People with a higher degree in education believe that success can be achieved by hard work (83%) and those who have not received the higher  education also agree with that statement (76%).

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Overall 59% say that corporate businesses make too much. While 36% say they make a fair amount of profit. 73% of democrats agree that corporate business make too much. Roughly 52% of republicans believe that corporate businesses make a fair amount of money. Based on income, Republicans who make $75,000 or more are more inclined to agree. And public and who make $30000 or less, 42% agree that the corporate businesses make a fair amount of money.  Based on  education, the higher educated republicans believe that their income is fair 65%, while those with a lower degree are split 47 47.

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Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace

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61% say diplomacy is the better way to ensure peace, while 30% say military strength is the better approach

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49% of the public says Islamic religion does not encourage violence any more than other religions. 43% say it is more likely than others to encourage violence among its believers

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About half of Americans (52%) say that taxes should be raised a lot or a little on large businesses and corporations. About a quarter (24%) say taxes should be lowered a lot or a little, and 21% think taxes on corporations should be kept the same as they are now. Americans are less supportive of raising taxes if they make over $250000 a year:43% say taxes on high incomes should be raised (by a lot or a little), 24% say they should be lowered and 29% think they should be kept the same as they are now. 69% of democrats believe that taxes should be raised on corporate businesses. While republicans are more split:41% say taxes on corporations should be lowered, while 32% favor raising them; 23% support keeping corporate taxes as they are.

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The gap has steadily widened as a growing share of democrats say Islam doesn’t encourage violence more than any other religion, while republicans who say it does also have grown

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65% of republicans say Islam is more likely to encourage violence among its believers than other religions

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69% say Islamic religion doesn’t encourage violence more than any other religions

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51% say sacrificing some privacy and freedoms is necessary to be safe from terrorism, 46% say Americans do not need to do this

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Adults younger than 50 are more likely to say America does not need to give up privacy to be safe from terrorism. Older adults lean in the opposite direction, 56% of those 50 and older say Americans need to give un some privacy to be safe from terrorism

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Republicans are twice as likely as democrats to say the US stands above all other countries in the world

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Democrats are increasingly likely to take racially liberal and pro immigrant positions, while republican views have remained relatively stable

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Overall, 61% say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites. 35% say the country has made the changes needed to give blacks equal rights with whites.

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Among republicans, 59% say the country has already made needed changes to give blacks equal rights with whites, 36% say that more needs to be done

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The share who says racial discrimination is the main reason why many blacks can’t get ahead is 9 points up since last year and the highest its been since 1994

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Most reject the idea that discrimination is the main reason why people of color cannot get ahead.

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Young adults are the only age group in which a majority say discrimination is the main reason why people of color cannot get ahead

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Positive views of affirmative action programs

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57% of people say the problem is people not seeing discrimination where it really does exist, 39% say the bigger problem is people seeing discrimination where it really doe not exist

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65% say immigrants strengthen the country because of their hard works and talents, 26% say immigrants are a burden by taking jobs housing and healthcare

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There has been a dramatic increase in public acceptance of homosexuality, as well as same sex marriage

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Homosexuality should be accepted by society