State of the First Amendment 2000 [United States]
Browse variable group VG05 - First Amendment - political campaigns
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14
- IQ14A
- Q14 Government role in political campaigns
Survey Question: I'm going to read you some ways that the government might play a role in political campaigns. For each, indicate whether you agree or disagree that the government should be able to do it. First...
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Continue | 516 |
Column: 51
Width: 2
Type: numeric
Text: Rotate Questions 14a-19, keeping Questions 14a-17 together and Questions 18 and 19 together. Randomize Questions 14a-14c.
- Q14AA
- Q14AA Government restriction on candidate's contribution to own campaign
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a political candidate can contribute to his or her own election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 149 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 91 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 103 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 158 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 15 |
Column: 53
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q14AB
- Q14AB Government restriction on individual's contribution
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a private individual can contribute to someone else's election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 184 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 97 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 90 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 131 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 14 |
Column: 55
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q14AC
- Q14AC Government restriction on private corporation contribution
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a private corporation or a union can contribute to an election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 262 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 92 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 60 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 91 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 11 |
Column: 57
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q15A
- Q15A Contributions to political campaign expression of free speech
Survey Question: Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Contributing money to a political candidate is an expression of free speech that should be protected by the Constitution.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 166 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 172 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 76 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 83 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 19 |
Column: 59
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q16A
- Q16A Government restriction of campaign spending
Survey Question: Some people feel that the U.S. Constitution should be amended to give government the power to restrict campaign spending. Others say that the U.S. Constitution should not be amended to specifically give government the power to restrict campaign spending. Do you think the U.S. Constitution should or should not be amended to give government the power to restrict campaign spending?
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Should | 197 |
| 2 | Should not | 297 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 22 |
Column: 61
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q17A
- Q17A Historical significance of a campaign amendment
Survey Question: If an amendment allowing government to restrict election campaign spending were approved, it would be the first time any of the freedoms in the First Amendment has been amended in over 200 years. Knowing this, would you still support an amendment to allow government to restrict campaign spending?
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Yes | 166 |
| 2 | No | 22 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 9 |
Column: 63
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- IQ14B
- Q14B Government role in political campaigns
Survey Question: I'm going to read you some ways the government might play a role in political campaigns. For each, indicate whether you agree or disagree that the government should be able to do it. First...
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Continue | 499 |
Column: 73
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q14BA
- Q14BA Government restriction on candidate's contribution to own campaign
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a political candidate can contribute to his or her own election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 218 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 83 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 78 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 106 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 14 |
Column: 75
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q14BB
- Q14BB Government restriction on individual's contribution
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a private individual can contribute to someone else's election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 230 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 83 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 75 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 101 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 10 |
Column: 77
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q14BC
- Q14BC Government restriction on private corporation contribution
Survey Question: The government should be able to place restrictions on the amount of money a private corporation or a union can contribute to an election campaign.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 281 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 76 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 56 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 79 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 7 |
Column: 79
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q15B
- Q15B Contributions to political campaign expression of free speech
Survey Question: Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Contributing money to a political candidate is an expression of free speech that should be protected by the Constitution.
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 170 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 150 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 65 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 98 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 16 |
Column: 81
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q16B
- Q16B Government restriction of campaign spending
Survey Question: Some people feel that the U.S. Constitution should be amended to give government the power to restrict campaign spending. Others say that the U.S. Constitution should not be amended to specifically give government the power to restrict campaign spending. Do you think the U.S. Constitution should or should not be amended to give government the power to restrict campaign spending?
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Should | 183 |
| 2 | Should not | 293 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 23 |
Column: 83
Width: 2
Type: numeric
- Q17B
- Q17B Historical significance of a campaign amendment
Survey Question: If an amendment allowing government to restrict election campaign spending were approved, it would be the first time any of the freedoms in the First Amendment have been amended in over 200 years. Knowing this would you still support an amendment to allow government to restrict campaign spending?
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Yes | 156 |
| 2 | No | 22 |
| 99 | Don't know/Refused | 5 |
Column: 85
Width: 2
Type: numeric