Fewer Americans See Democracy As Not Essential to U.S. Identity, Poll Shows

Fuente: International Business Times

According to a new survey, fewer Americans now consider a democratically elected government to be central to the country's identity than they did just a few years ago. Jeff Kowalsk/AFP via Getty Images As the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, a new poll suggests that Americans are increasingly questioning some of the core ideas that have long defined the nation, including democracy itself. According to a survey released Monday by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, fewer Americans now consider a democratically elected government to be central to the country's identity than they did just a few years ago.