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Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll finds
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Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

  • By MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press

A new AP-NORC poll has found that most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat. But they also continue to firmly agree that the rights expressed in the nation's founding documents are core to the country's identity. The survey was conducted from April 16-20, before the Supreme Court's recent ruling that winnowed a section of the Voting Rights Act. It highlights an enduring consensus among Americans that personal freedoms are vital to the country's national identity. But it also reveals deep anxieties about the nation's trajectory on the cusp of a summer filled with celebrations of the nation's 250th birthday.

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