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A characteristic of America is that we are usually dealing with some big issues - issues that have national visibility. They are usually (not always) issues in which our federal government is involved, including our Supreme Court. A few may unite us. However, it seems today that most divide us. We are a strong nation. We have been through worse internal conflict.

This portal is an entry point into what Civicwiki intends to be a factual and honest discussion of 'The Big Issues' to achieve better understanding and, thereby, more agreement. We will start this portal/category by looking to polls conducted by Gallup since the 1950s and 60s. One of these asks the question, what is the [greatest threat] - big government, big business or big labor. In 2013 72% responded with 'big government'. Another Gallup poll asks more general questions about what Americans see as the[most important problems].

And it happened that both of them came to a place
Where they bumped. There they stood.
Foot to foot. Face to face.
from The Sneetches and Other Stories, by Dr. Seuss.