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FILE - Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago, Nov. 5, 2024.

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Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country or its system of government as exceptional. The findings highlight many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government — particularly among young people. Only about one-quarter of Americans say the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world, and Americans are less likely to see a democratically elected government as “extremely” or “very” important to the United States’ identity as a nation than they were just a few years ago.