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80% Demand Civic Education Boost; Trust in Government Low

6/20/2026

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NBC News surveyed 3,000 U.S. adults from May 29 to June 7, 2024, on civic education and confidence in institutions.
Eighty percent of respondents said the United States places too little emphasis on civic education.
Sixty percent say the nation needs strong leadership.
Forty-eight percent consider strong executive leadership dangerous, and same percentage support it.
12 percent trust Congress, 18 percent trust the federal government, and 27 percent trust local government.

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Story summary

NBC News surveyed 3,000 U.S. adults from May 29 to June 7, 2024, on civic education and confidence in institutions.
Eighty percent of respondents said the United States places too little emphasis on civic education.
Sixty percent say the nation needs strong leadership.
Forty-eight percent consider strong executive leadership dangerous, and same percentage support it.
12 percent trust Congress, 18 percent trust the federal government, and 27 percent trust local government.