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."
Agnostic
Atheist
Buddhist
Evangelical or born-again Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Muslim
Native or Indigenous religion/spirituality
None of the above
Orthodox Christian such as Greek or Roman Orthodox
Other, please specify
Protestant Christian, and part of a specific denomination (such as Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran or Episcopalian)
Protestant Christian, but not part of a specific denomination
Roman Catholic
Sikh
Spiritual (not religious)
Question: "Which term best describes the kind of government you want America to have?"
Paired term
Democracy