Many Americans don’t trust political leaders and judges to make independent or correct decisions and don’t understand — or fundamentally disagree with — how the country’s government institutions work, according to a new study on the U.S. population’s understanding and opinion of the rule of law in the country.
A series of surveys conducted by the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) for its Report on the Rule of Law found that only 36%, 35% and 43% of Americans felt the president, Congress and the Supreme Court, respectively, do a good job of upholding the Constitution.
