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Many Americans would like to raise the driving age and lower the drinking age
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Do Americans think the bombing of Iran and other U.S. foreign military interventions were the right decisions?
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Ranking Americans' favorite summer activities
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This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers dislike of congressional Democrats, patriotism, July 4, political division, and extremism.
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More Americans think the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis than think the U.S. is a democracy
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