The President: Large proportions of Americans view conventional actions as appropriate and unconventional actions as inappropriate

"Please rate the acceptability of each of the following actions: The president..."

Introduction to the questions: (*) "Suppose the President campaigned to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy." (**) "Suppose the President campaigned to reverse U.S. policy concerning [the environment / education / highway maintenance]." (***) "Suppose the U.S. government had previously signed contracts with [recycling companies / charter schools / road construction companies] in order to implement the law’s requirements."
APM Research Lab analysis of McCourtney Institute’s Mood of the Nation Poll, March 12 to April 8, 2025. N=1,623 U.S. adults age 18 or older; the overall margin of error is ±3.2 percentage points.
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