Do Americans support Violations of Democratic Norms?

The strength of a democracy depends on the willingness of citizens and elites to respect democratic norms and institutions.

Average Number of Norm Violations Supported (by Region)

Support for Norm Violations by Party.

Support for Ignoring Court Judges

What we ask:
Do you agree or disagree: {inparty: Democratic/Republican} elected officials should sometimes consider ignoring court decisions when the judges who issued those decisions were appointed by {outparty: Democratic/Republican} presidents.

Reducing Polling Stations

What we ask:
Do you agree or disagree: {inparty: Democrats/Republicans} should reduce the number of polling stations in areas that typically support {outparty: Democrats/Republicans}.

Using Executive Orders to Circumvent Congress

What we ask:
Do you agree or disagree: If a {inparty: Democratic/Republican} president can't get cooperation from {outparty: Democratic/Republican} members of congress to pass new laws, the {inparty: Democratic/Republican} president should circumvent Congress and issue executive orders on their own to accomplish their priorities.

Media Censorship

What we ask:
Do you agree or disagree with the following: The government should be able to censor media sources that spend more time attacking {inparty: Democrats/Republicans} than {outparty: Democrats/Republicans}.

Favoring the Party over the Constitution during Contested Elections

What we ask:
Do you agree or disagree with the following: When a {inparty: Democratic/Republican} candidate questions the outcome of an election other {inparty: Democrats/Republicans} should be more loyal to the {inparty: Democratic/Republican} party than to election rules and the constitution.