A new poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center reveals that Americans broadly support several major changes to the Supreme Court proposed by President Biden, including prohibiting conflicts of interest, adopting a formal ethics code, and imposing term limits or a retirement age. However, Americans are split on a controversial measure known as 'court packing', which involves increasing the number of justices.
Americans broadly support several major changes to the Supreme Court proposed by President Biden and an are split on a controversial measure some in the Democratic Party have advocated.The proposals favored by Biden — prohibiting conflicts of interest, adopting a formal ethics code, and imposing term limits or a retirement age — drew support from as much as 82% of the population.
Even among Democrats, the proposal was supported by fewer than half of respondents.Democrats were most likely to support each of the proposals, and both Democrats and independents were more likely to support reforms the more they knew about basic civics questions like what rights are guaranteed by the First Amendment.Republicans were less likely to support changes — and the greater their knowledge of civics, the more they were likely to oppose reforms.
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