And now with President Trump – who ran an antiestablishment and populist campaign to win the White House – set to give a speech to a joint session of Congress this Tuesday, we’re taking a look at how they view some of the big issues facing the country, as well as the major institutions that make up American political and civic life. The ” General Social Survey ,” a project of the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago , has been tracking several aspects of American life since 1972.