Democracy Terms

Phrases that describe American government n=5,393

In the next section, you'll see the word "democracy" paired with another phrase. For each pair, please answer the questions about how the two terms compare in your mind.

Respondents saw 4 randomly selected terms (from a set of 8) that were paired with the word "democracy."

Question: "If someone used [ALTERNATE TERM], would you understand what they mean?"

Definitely yes
Probably yes
Unsure
Probably no
Definitely no