{"id":2614624,"date":"2026-06-16T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-still-embrace-core-founding-principles-despite-differences-survey\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:14:51","slug":"americans-still-embrace-core-founding-principles-despite-differences-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-still-embrace-core-founding-principles-despite-differences-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans still embrace core founding principles despite differences: Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-still-embrace-core-founding-principles-despite-differences-survey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent survey by the American Enterprise Institute reveals that Americans&#8217; views on religion, family, and national identity have evolved over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/safeguarding-american-exceptionalism-is-the-way-to-a-better-world\/\" title=\"Safeguarding American Exceptionalism Is The Way To A Better World\">past thirty years<\/a> but still uphold core principles such as free speech, religious freedom, and equal prospect. Conducted among 5,306 adults, the survey compares current attitudes with those from 1998, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-53-support-ban-on-transgender-athletes-in-womens-sports\/\" title=\"Poll: 53% support ban on transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports\">showing broad support<\/a> for longstanding ideals, though with notable differences across generations. Most respondents value teaching about how slavery and racial discrimination influenced U.S. history, with 63% emphasizing its importance, though perspectives vary between younger and older generations. While a majority still see Christianity&#8217;s role in America&#8217;s founding as significant, fewer prioritize LGBT issues in education. Parents today are more open to critical approaches to American history, with a decline in those viewing the nation as fundamentally good from 67% in 1998 to 42% in 2026, and a reduced concern about constant criticism of the country&#8217;s political and economic systems. The survey highlights ongoing debates over how America\u2019s history and founding principles are taught, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lefts-latest-sting-against-supreme-court-justice-alito-backfires-proves-how-right-he-is\/\" title=\"Left&#039;s Recent Attempt to Undermine Justice Alito Fails, Highlights His Accuracy\">reflecting broader tensions<\/a> about national identity. most Americans feel that more should be done to teach the ideas of the Founding Fathers and recognise that Americans often take their freedoms for granted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 views on religion, family, and national identity have shifted significantly over the past three decades, yet they still embrace the same principles, according to a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/research-products\/report\/america-at-250-surveying-change-and-continuity-on-civic-values\/\">survey<\/a> from the American Enterprise Institute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey, conducted among a random sample of 5,306 adults between Feb. 12-18 and published Tuesday, compared Americans\u2019 attitudes to those recorded in 1998 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ahead-of-midterms-pennsylvania-politics-still-swinging\/\" title=\"Ahead of midterms, Pennsylvania politics still swinging\">found broad support<\/a> for many long-standing ideals.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">             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rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/religious-freedom\/\">religion<\/a>, and equal opportunity. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also found that 63% of respondents said it was \u201cvery important\u201d for high school students to learn how slavery and racial discrimination shaped U.S. history, though views on historical education varied by generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also recognized generational differences. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/generation-z\/\">Generation Z<\/a> was less likely than boomers to say \u201cstudying the history of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\">Christianity<\/a> in America was very important.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixty-six percent of respondents said the role of Christianity in America\u2019s founding was \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat important\u201d to be taught in school. By contrast, only 17% of respondents said teaching <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt-issues\/\">LGBT<\/a> identities and experiences was \u201cvery important.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared with 1998, parents today are more likely to support a critical approach to teaching American history and civics. While 67% of parents in 1998 said it was essential for schools to teach that America is a fundamentally good country, that figure fell to 42% in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, three decades ago, 50% of parents with school-aged children said they would be upset if a teacher constantly criticized America\u2019s political and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\">economic<\/a> system. 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Most Americans (79 percent) also believe we take our freedoms for granted,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans\u2019 values on faith, family, and identity remain consistent despite shifts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2614625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45884,81250,81249],"class_list":["post-2614624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-values","tag-cultural-unity","tag-founding-principles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/flag.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614628,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614624\/revisions\/2614628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}