Americans on both sides of the aisle change their views on presidential power when their party controls the White House, a new survey finds.
Roughly 2 in 10 Americans surveyed in an Associated Press-NORC Poll say it would be a good thing if the next commander-in-chief could change policy without waiting for direction from the judiciary or legislature. I answered.
However, 39% of Democratic respondents would agree with this stance if Biden is re-elected in November, and even more Republicans (57%) would agree if former President Trump returns to the Oval Office. did.
Just 9% of respondents said the country's checks and balances were working very well, the pollster said.
There was also a partisan divide over whether the organization had too much power.
The poll found that nearly half of Republican respondents said the White House has extraordinary powers, but only 16% of Democrats who currently hold the Oval Office agreed.
About 6 in 10 Democrats also said the nation's highest court, which includes six conservative justices, has too much power. 25% of Republicans agreed.
Approximately 4 out of 10 respondents overall said that while Democrats control the Senate, Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives, giving the legislative branch too much power.
The survey was conducted between March 21 and March 25 among 1,282 adults. His margin of error was 3.8 points.
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