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Confidence in the US System of Government
A Hollywood Republican ^ | 3/17/11 | Craig Covello

Posted on 03/17/2011 7:22:02 AM PDT by haujo01

n March 15, ABC News, in cooperation with the Washington Post, released the results of a new survey done by Langer Research Associates. One of the questions asked about the level of confidence that US citizens have in our system of government today.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Politics; Reference
KEYWORDS: confidence; decline; government; study
It seems certain that we are uncertain
1 posted on 03/17/2011 7:22:10 AM PDT by haujo01
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To: haujo01

It would be hard to claim high confidence at this point in our history.

2 posted on 03/17/2011 7:24:10 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Pollster1

Nice Pic,
There was a higher confidence during Watergate


3 posted on 03/17/2011 7:41:48 AM PDT by haujo01
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To: haujo01
Are they measuring the confidence in the system of government or the current government?
Different questions.
Seems most respondents answered the second question, not the first.

4 posted on 03/17/2011 7:44:47 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: Pollster1

Haha, love the pic.


5 posted on 03/17/2011 8:24:10 AM PDT by Freemarkets101
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To: BitWielder1

You make a good point. Is this a measurement of the confidence of the system or a measurement in the confidence of the administration of the system.


6 posted on 03/17/2011 11:06:56 AM PDT by haujo01
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