National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 7-8, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* In terms of how it impacts life in our country today, how do you rate the United States Constitution? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

52% Excellent

31% Good

10% Fair

4% Poor

2% Not sure

2* Suppose you had a chance to vote on whether or not we should continue using the Constitution as the fundamental law of the United States. Would you vote for the Constitution or against it?

93% For

4% Against

3% Not sure

3* Fine… Which best describes you view towards changing the Constitution. Should it be left alone? Does it require minor changes or major changes? Or, should we scrap it and start over again?

66% The Constitution should be left alone

27% Minor changes needed

4% Major changes needed

1% We should scrap it and start over

1% Not sure

4* Does the Constitution place too many restrictions on what government can do or not enough restrictions on what government can do?

10% Too many restrictions

44% Not enough restrictions

38% About right

8% Not sure

5* What is the bigger danger in the world today… a government that is too powerful or a government that is not powerful enough.

59% Government that is too powerful

23% Government that is not powerful enough

18% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence