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Declining Trust In Our Government - College Paper

Declining Trust In Our Government

Is the American people's trust in our government declining? According to
most people, it definitely is. Recent polls make this argument very valid. In
1995, the Princeton Survey Research Associates conducted a telephone interview
of 1514 random sample adults. In this interview, people were asked how much of
the time they trusted in the federal government to do the right thing. Twenty-
one percent said most of the time and seventy-one percent said only some of the
time. When asked the same question of their state governments, the results
were only slightly better. Thirty percent said most of the time and sixty-two
percent said only some of the time ("Why Don't"). This indicates ...

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addressed in out society today.
What really has caused the American people to distrust our government and
when did this trend actually begin? I do not believe there is any clear answer
to these questions and I do not believe it would ever be possible to pinpoint
any exact reason for the feelings of the American people. One reason cited by
some is that it is the fault of poor leaders. Two commonly blamed leaders are
President Johnson and President Nixon. Two of the biggest drops in the public's
confidence in our government occurred in 1964, during the bombing of Vietnam,
and in 1972, during Watergate (Nye). Although these two events may have
contributed to the distrust of the American government, I do not believe that
two events and two leaders can be held totally responsible. For one thing,
these things occurred over twenty years ago, why is there still distrust today.
Not only does this distrust still exist, but many would say that it has
increased greatly since then. ...

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Added: 6/7/2005 12:01:26 PM
Category: Government
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1000
Pages: 4

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