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There are several election and legislative events this week that we can put in the context of American public opinion.

Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses "an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens." This is unchanged since 2010 but up from 30% in 2003.

The percentage of Americans expressing trust in the judicial branch of the federal government has fallen eight percentage points to a new low of 53% this year. Trust in the legislative and executive branches inched up slightly.

Americans' support for legalizing marijuana continues to increase, with a new record 64% saying it should be made legal in Gallup's nearly 50-year trend.

Even though an increasing number of states have moved toward legalizing same-sex marriage in the past year, Americans’ views on the matter have not changed, with 57% opposed and 40% in favor of legal recognition of gay marriages. Americans are ...

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After key Supreme Court decisions legalized same-sex marriage and upheld the healthcare law, a record-low 18% of Republicans approve of the job the court is doing. With 76% of Democrats approving, the party gap is the largest to date.

Americans' trust in the U.S. legislative branch is the highest in nine years, with 40% expressing "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust in it.

Americans are more likely to self-identify as conservative than as liberal on both social and economic matters. However, the conservative lead is down to 21 points on economic policy and four points on social policy.

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