National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted March 10-11, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which country will be the first to seriously test the Obama administration …..North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, or some other country?

19% North Korea
35% Iran
8% Russia
12% China
25% Not sure

2* Is the current worldwide economic crisis more likely to create tension between the United States and other nations or more likely to encourage more cooperation between the United States and other nations?

44% Create tension
43% Encourage more cooperation
14% Not sure

3* Among the nations of the world, does the United States have more enemies or friends?

40% More enemies
44% More friends
15% Not sure

4* Should the United States continue to participate in the United Nations?

66% Yes
24% No
10% Not sure

5* Does America’s preoccupation with the economic crisis make us more vulnerable to a terrorist attack?

41% Yes
43% No
16% Not sure

6* How do you rate the way Barack Obama will address national security issues as President….excellent, good, fair or poor?

29% Excellent
24% Good
18% Fair
28% Poor

2% Not sure

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