Resumen (PDF)

Preliminares (PDF)

Introduction (PDF)

Hernández, Antonio María

Zovatto, Daniel

FIRST PART

Preliminary considerations (PDF)

Hernández, Antonio María

I. The concept of anomy

II. The concept of culture of the constitution

III. Violation of the laws in Argentina

IV. The origin of this project

Theoretical and methodological considerations (PDF)

Mora y Araujo, Manuel

I. Research plan

II. Enforcement of law-based order in Argentina

III. Methodological aspects

IV. Topics studied

Profile of the population polled (PDF)

Mora y Araujo, Manuel

SECOND PART

Perceptions about the model of society, rights and values

Chapter I (PDF)

Zovatto, Daniel

I. The model of society

II. Rights

III. Obedience and respect for the law

IV. Social problems and immorality

V. Restrictions on people’s behavior

VI. Extent of individual autonomy before the law

VII. The value of responsibility

VIII. Freedom of the press

IX. Tolerance

Perceptions of democracy, values, regulations, representation and power

Chapter II (PDF)

Zovatto, Daniel

I. Democracy as a form of government

II. Values of democracy

III. Rules of democracy

IV. Political leadership

V. Level of information: media usage

Extent of knowledge about the institutions

Chapter III (PDF)

Hernández, Antonio María

I. Knowledge of institutional functions

II. Perception of the Presidency of the nation

III. Perceptions of the national Congress

IV. Perceptions of the Judiciary and the justice system

Perceptions of the law and the Constitution

Chapter IV (PDF)

Hernández, Antonio María

I. Lack of respect for the law

II. Knowledge of the Constitution

THIRD PART

Conclusions and proposals (PDF)

Hernández, Antonio María

Zovatto, Daniel

Mora y Araujo, Manuel

I. Conclusions

II. Proposals

Questionnaire (PDF)

APPENDIX OF STATISTICS

Table 8. When you think you are right, are you willing to go against the stipulations of the law? (PDF)

Table 28. How much do you agree with the statement “There are times when it is necessary to disobey the law”? (PDF)

Table 40. How much do you agree or disagree with the statement “It is hard to obey the law when many people do not”? (PDF)

Table 42. From what you have seen, who violates the laws most? (PDF)

Table 50. In your opinion, should or shouldn’t the government control the press? (PDF)

Table 62. How would you rate the Judiciary’s response level? (PDF)

Table 63. How independent do you believe judges are to make their own decisions? (PDF)

Table 64. How independent do you believe judges in the Supreme Court are to make their own decisions? (PDF)

Table 68. Generally speaking, would you say that Argentina is a country where the laws and the Constitution are respected, or is it a country that lives most of the time disregarding the law? (PDF)

Table 69. With which of these statements do you agree most? : “The Argentine people respect the laws and the Constitution” or “The Argentine people are rather disobedient/transgressors.” (PDF)

Table 71. How important do you believe the national Constitution is? (PDF)

Table 73. How well do you think the national Constitution is obeyed in Argentina? (PDF)

Table 75. How well do you think you know the national Constitution? (PDF)

Table 80. Do you know in which year the national Constitution was enacted? (PDF)

Table 82. Do you know in which year the last reform to the national Constitution was made? (PDF)

Table 87. Some people think the national Constitution should be reformed because it no longer fits the reality of the country. Others, to the contrary, believe it should be left as it is. Which of the following statements do you most agree with? (PDF)

Table 90. In the event that the national Constitution is reformed, should the political parties participate to change/reform the national Constitution? (PDF)

Table 98. Which of the following statements do you think the majority of people most agree with? (PDF)

Table 99. In your opinion, which is preferable?: A democracy over any other form of government or, in some circumstances, might a non-democratic government be better? (PDF)

Table 100. To strengthen democracy, which is more important? (PDF)

Table 101. In your opinion, what is the most important goal to achieve in a society? (PDF)

Table 132. To what extent do matters discussed in the national Congress interest you? (PDF)

Table 134. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement “Members of Congress make decisions thinking of the population”? (PDF)

Table 135. To what extent do you agree that the national Congress frequently grant special powers to the Executive Branch? (PDF)

Table 136. What is your opinion of the idea of the president enacting necessity and urgency laws instead of sending draft bills to the national Congress? (PDF)

Bibliography (PDF)

Antonio María Hernández (PDF)

Daniel Zovatto (PDF)

Manuel Mora y Araujo (PDF)