May 13, 2009
Despite expectations that President Barack Obama will appoint a woman to the Supreme Court, 64% of Americans say it doesn’t matter to them whether the next justice is a woman, with even higher percentages saying the same about the appointment of ...
October 3, 2008
Gallup finds 50% of Americans approving of the job the Supreme Court is doing, similar to recent years but a much better rating than for either President Bush or Congress.
September 18, 2008
Just 26% of Americans are satisfied with the way the nation is being governed. Public trust in the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the federal government’s ability to handle domestic problems are at or near record lows.
October 2, 2007
Confidence in elections down in Pakistan, the economy's role in whether UK's Brown goes to the polls, and Americans say the Supreme Court is too conservative.
How much trust and confidence do you have in our federal government in Washington when it comes to handling [READ A-B: International Problems, Domestic Problems] -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all? How much trust and ...
September 26, 2007
Gallup looks at Americans' trust in institutions.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job? In general, do you think the current Supreme Court is too liberal, too conservative, or just about right?
Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?
September 29, 2006
As the Supreme Court prepares to begin its new term next week, it is enjoying its highest approval rating since 2002, according to a recent Gallup Poll. In a shift from recent years, Americans are more likely to describe the Supreme Court as ...
June 30, 2006
Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court's Gregg v. Georgia decision effectively reinstated the death penalty in the United States. Americans' support for the death penalty, which had waned in the mid-1960s through 1970s, began to increase at about ...
