Western Democracy, 1940+ Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank |
Data collected: 118 survey responses Click on underlined response options to use corellation filters |
Your Background |
What is your age? | ||
under 16 | ![]() | |
16-20 | ![]() | |
21-25 | ![]() | |
26-30 | ![]() | |
31-35 | ![]() | |
36-40 | ![]() | |
41-45 | ![]() | |
46-50 | ![]() | |
51-55 | ![]() | |
56-60 | ![]() | |
61-65 | ![]() | |
66+ | ![]() |
What is your highest, completed educational level? | ||
Elementary school | ![]() | |
High school or GED | ![]() | |
Home education | ![]() | |
College, two years | ![]() | |
College, four years | ![]() | |
Masters | ![]() | |
Ph.D. | ![]() |
If "No" to question #4, then please specify. | |
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What is your social class? | ||
Rulling class | ![]() | |
Upper class | ![]() | |
Upper middle class | ![]() | |
Middle class | ![]() | |
Lower middle class | ![]() | |
Working class | ![]() | |
Lower class | ![]() | |
Welfare class | ![]() | |
Other | ![]() |
What is your political or ideological identity? | ||
Anarchist | ![]() | |
Communist | ![]() | |
Conservative | ![]() | |
Democrat | ![]() | |
Fascist | ![]() | |
Green | ![]() | |
Liberal | ![]() | |
Moderate | ![]() | |
Neo-conservative | ![]() | |
Republican | ![]() | |
Socialist | ![]() | |
Other | ![]() | |
None | ![]() |
Have you been active in a political club or with a political party in the last ten years? | ||
Yes | ![]() | |
No | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
If "Yes" to question #8, then specify examples of your activism, e.g. "environmental causes." | |
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Are or were you a history major or minor in college? | ||
Yes, a history major | ![]() | |
Yes, a history minor | ![]() | |
No | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Your Thoughts on History |
If "Depends" to question #1, then please specify. | |
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The more people study history, the less likely they will repeat mistakes. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disgree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The winners always write or rewrite history. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
What is your "philosophy" of history? | ||
Class struggle | ![]() | |
Economic determinism | ![]() | |
God guides people | ![]() | |
Great Man or Great Woman of history | ![]() | |
Historical materialism | ![]() | |
History moving toward an undetermined goal | ![]() | |
Materialism | ![]() | |
Nationalist or racial conflict | ![]() | |
Spiritualism | ![]() | |
Uneven historical development | ![]() | |
Other | ![]() | |
None | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
If "Other" to question #5, then please specify. | |
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Which forms of evidence do you generally trust for historical analysis? | ||
Diaries | ![]() | |
Government documents | ![]() | |
Memoirs | ![]() | |
Movies | ![]() | |
Newspapers | ![]() | |
Paintings or drawings | ![]() | |
Photographs | ![]() | |
Sermons | ![]() | |
Speeches | ![]() | |
Statues | ![]() | |
All of the above | ![]() | |
None of the above | ![]() | |
Other | ![]() | |
Not sure | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
If "None of the above" or "Other" to question #7, then please specify. | |
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People are essentially good, though corrupted by fear & power. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
People do evil because of their material or environmental conditions, not because of inherent or moral deficiencies. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Politics & History |
Middle & low income Americans exert much influence on government domestic & foreign policies. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
American industrialists, bankers, capitalists, & other economic leaders exert much influence on government domestic & foreign policy. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
If you have comments to question #1 or question #2, then please specify. | |
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Some American ethnic groups exert more influence than other ethnic groups on government policy. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Specify which American ethnic group(s) exert much influence on government policy? | |
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American government policies are generally favorable to capitalism | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The United States must remain a military superpower for the forseeable future. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Which is your ideal democracy? | ||
Christian democracy | ![]() | |
Grassroots democracy | ![]() | |
People's democracy | ![]() | |
Representative democracy | ![]() | |
Rule of all the people within a nation | ![]() | |
Rule of all citizens of a nation | ![]() | |
Social democracy | ![]() | |
Workers' democracy | ![]() | |
None of the above | ![]() | |
Other | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The vote is a vital, core feature of a democracy. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
In 2000, American democracy was damaged when five Supreme Court justices decided the election. | ||
Strongly Agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
In your opinion, how long has the United States been a democracy? | ||
Less than 10 years | ![]() | |
Between 11 and 50 years | ![]() | |
Between 51 and 100 years | ![]() | |
Between 101 and 150 years | ![]() | |
Since 1776 | ![]() | |
Never. | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The United States has been the best example of Western democracy. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The United States must "export" democracy. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
The United States must "export" democracy in order to stop or prevent future terrorism or authoritarian & totalitarian governments? | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Unilateral action by the United States in foreign affairs shows anti-democratic tendencies. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
For future world peace, the United States must intervene in nations with authoritarian or totalitarian governments. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
A nation can have a limited democracy and still be considered a democracy. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Democracy is a sham or an illusion. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disgree | ![]() | |
Strong Disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Europe, USA, & Democracy |
A nation, e.g. pre-1980s Great Britain, can still be a democracy even if its government own companies. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
France & other European nations are more democratic than the United States partly because they have more labor protection & pro-family laws than the USA. | ||
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
A nation that is a democratic republic, e.g. Switzerland, with one or more national languages can exist without language-related political turmoil. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Your comments to question #3, enter here. | |
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Democracies in Europe prove to Americans that a large military establishment & budget are not necessary. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Your comments to question #5, enter here. | |
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Most Europeans' disagreement with US action in Iraq is not anti-American people, just anti-US government. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
Western & northern European democracies prove to Americans that high taxes do benefit the good of society. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
European democracies with multiple political parties in national legislatures are politically healthier than democracy in the USA. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
European democracies that have been led by woman heads of state indicate a healthier democracy than the one in the USA which has not yet elected a woman president. | ||
Strongly agree | ![]() | |
Agree | ![]() | |
Neutral | ![]() | |
Disagree | ![]() | |
Strongly disagree | ![]() | |
Not Checked | ![]() |
If you have any comments about any or all questions, then please respond. | |
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