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Pew Research CenterDecember 27, 2016
‘We the People’: Five Years of Online Petitions

Health care and military issues make up the most common issues for ‘We the People’ petitions

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Health care and military issues make up the most common issues for ‘We the People’ petitions

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‘We the People’: Five Years of Online Petitions
Health care and military issues make up the most common topics for petitions
Wide array of subjects have been covered on ‘We the People’: A petition opposing the Westboro Baptist Church received the most signatures
Petitions on ‘We the People’ spiked in late 2012 in response to major events
Number of petitions meeting the threshold for official White House response has declined over time as the threshold increased
Health care and military issues make up the most common issues for ‘We the People’ petitions
Petitioners often made requests to honor individuals or create national holidays
Petitioners address Middle East and Russia more than any other foreign policy subjects
Petition opposing the Westboro Baptist Church received the most signatures
Average wait times for White House responses peaks in 2013
Number of petitions with named authors decreased over time
Authors perceive their petitions are aimed at defending civil or human rights

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