Typology Development - Data Presentation

Which comes closer to your view…Is the Patriot Act a necessary tool that helps the government find terrorists or does it go too far and pose a threat to civil liberties?

Necessary tool
Goes too far

Nationwide Total	39%	33%

Enterprisers	12%	73%

Social Conservatives	13%	53%

Pro-Government Conservatives	28%	38%

Upbeats	27%	46%

Disaffecteds	44%	28%

Bystanders	36%	22%

Conservative Democrats	40%	29%

Disadvantaged Democrats	60%	8%

Liberals	71%	15%

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