National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted May 16-17, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Some people say that there is a natural tension between protecting individual rights and national security. In the United States today, does our legal system worry too much about protecting individual rights, too much about protecting national security, or is the balance about right?

39% Legal system worries too much about protecting individual rights

24% Legal system worries too much about protecting national security

25% The balance is about right

12% Not sure

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