Questions - Elections - October 21-22, 2012
60% Say Federal Government Does Not Have the Consent of the Governed
57% Think U.S. Elections Are Fair
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 21-22, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
Are American elections fair to voters?
2*
Members of Congress almost always get re-elected. Is this because they do a
good job representing their constituents or is it because the election rules
are rigged to benefit Members of Congress.
3*
Would a group of people selected at random from the phone book do a better job
addressing the nation’s problems than the current Congress?
4*
The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their authority
from the consent of the governed. Does the federal government today have the
consent of the governed?
5*
Who does the average Congressman listen to the most—the voters they represent
or party leaders in Congress?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence