Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 8, 2019
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March 8, 2019: Forty-three percent (43%) of voters nationwide at least somewhat agree with the statement that “the Constitution made sense in the 18th century but it is irrelevant in the 21st century.” A ScottRasmussen.com survey found that 58% disagree and believe the document underlying our government is still relevant today.[1]
There is a significant generation gap on this question. A majority (58%) of voters under 35 at least somewhat agree that the Constitution is irrelevant. However, most older voters take the opposite view. Among senior citizens, 75% take the opposite view, including 46% who strongly disagree.
Sixty-three percent (63%) at least somewhat agree that our system of governmental checks and balances is nice in theory but doesn’t work in practice.
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