As a result of a diminishing public trust, Americans feel the inability to influence the government. In the 1960s, three-fourths of the public displayed trust in the government. Sadly, this number declined by 1994, when only twenty-one percent of those surveyed exhibited trust, while three-fourths of the public displayed distrust. Several cultural groups (ex. African Americans and Latinos) have displayed a pattern of confidence in the federal government. However, Caucasians have exhibited the majority of
As a result of a diminishing public trust, Americans feel the inability to influence the government. In the 1960s, three-fourths of the public displayed trust in the government. Sadly, this number declined by 1994, when only twenty-one percent of those surveyed exhibited trust, while three-fourths of the public displayed distrust. Several cultural groups (ex. African Americans and Latinos) have displayed a pattern of confidence in the federal government. However, Caucasians have exhibited the majority of