NCC's Poll Reveals American's Thoughts on Some Issues

The National Constitution Center released information gathered from a poll they conducted in August. Over a thousand people were asked, over the phone, their thoughts on various topics.

When asked about how relevant the Constitution is sixty-nine percent said it is still relevant, with twenty-eight saying it needs to be modernized. Among Democrats only fifty-eight percent said it was relevant whilst eighty percent of Republicans and seventy-five percent of independents felt that way.

Seventy percent of Democrats, sixty-eight percent of independents, and sixty-two percent of Republicans support limitations on how much individuals can donate to a campaign. On corporate donations to outside organizations eighty-five percent of Democrat, eighty-one percent of Republicans, and seventy-eight percent of independents believe that limits should be in place.

The poll asked participants to say if they were confident in various branches of the government. Thirteen percent approve of the federal government, whilst only eleven percent have faith in Congress. The US military holds the most faith from the people, being given a fifty-seven percent approval rating.

Forty-nine percent believe that gun laws are against the Second Amendment. On health care seventy-four percent believe that the government does not have the right to impose any kind of fee or tax on healthcare. Sixty percent believe that homosexuals should have the same benefits as heterosexuals. When asked about voting ID laws forty-seven percent said they support them.