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Jun 6, 2022 · When asked about where the government is doing a good job, people also cite multiple issues; national security and foreign policy are mentioned most often. Most say laws are needed to protect people from themselves. Republicans and Democrats have fundamental differences of opinion about the government’s role in protecting Americans.
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Households that do not respond to the online survey are sent...
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Jun 24, 2024 · 1. Government’s scope, efficiency and role in regulating business. Confidence in the nation’s ability to solve problems. 2. Americans’ views of government aid to poor, role in health care and Social Security. 3. Americans’ trust in federal government and attitudes toward it. The Washington Monument casts a shadow on the Federal Triangle ...
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Jul 19, 2021 · The shared experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis seems to have significantly altered Americans’ attitudes towards civil rights, government responsibilities, and each other, bringing people’s views closer together despite continuing partisan political divisions.
Jan 16, 2022 · Americans' trust in both their government and in each other is declining. That might be something you have concluded on your own from watching the news or even talking with your neighbors.
Jan 13, 2021 · Conservatives offer many explanations for why governments should be small, including the well-worn theory that government spending is inherently wasteful and inefficient. Government is also seen ...
Sep 14, 2020 · For years, public trust in the federal government has hovered at near-record lows. That remains the case today, as the United States struggles with a pandemic and economic recession. Just 20% of U.S. adults say they trust the government in Washington to “do the right thing” just about always or most of the time.
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Aug 17, 2018 · In her new book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, Cornell political scientist Suzanne Mettler investigates this paradox. She looks at historical government data as well as surveys of Americans ...
