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Americans see civil liberties under threat, survey finds

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Americans see civil liberties under threat, survey finds
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A new AP-NORC poll reveals that most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat, while also continuing to agree that the rights expressed in the nation's founding documents are still core to American identity. The survey was conducted before the Supreme Court's recent ruling that winnowed a section of the Voting Rights Act.

Americans believe civil liberties are under threat, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Most Americans across demographics consider the right to vote, freedom of speech , and freedom of religion integral to the country.

However, they were more divided on the importance of the right to bear arms. The survey was conducted before the Supreme Court's recent ruling that winnowed a section of the Voting Rights Act. The results also surfaced complicated opinions about democracy and identity among Black Americans, rooted in the country's history of denying voting rights and full citizenship to people of African descent for centuries

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