Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect ...
Americans’ support for legalizing marijuana has been increasing, but support varies by whether it’s for medical or ...
A majority of Americans say freedom of the press is important to the well-being of society; college graduates are most likely ...
Majorities of Americans in both parties say immigrants in the country illegally should not receive state and local government ...
Most Americans say the minimum age to buy a gun should be raised to 21, though Democrats are more likely to say this than ...
Background Affirmative action can be traced to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. It is an effort to increase ...
Americans increasingly have been turning to TikTok – both in general and for news – even as the app faces an uncertain future ...
The main way Americans participate in our representative democracy and make their voices heard is by voting and sending elected representatives to do the work of government. But even when they’re not ...
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Known as the establishment clause, this statement broadly means that the ...
Long-term analysis of 198 countries and territories shows government restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward ...