Use Figure 2

question 80

Multiple Choice

Use Figure 2.4 in the text to determine which statement below best represents to what degree Americans have trusted the federal government to do the right thing.

• A)There is no general trend in the level of trust in the government.
• B)Democrats are more trusting of the government than are Republicans.
• C)Americans have become more trusting of the government since the most recent economic recession.
• D)The lowest level of trust in the government was recorded in the early 1990s.
• E)Although there was an increase in trust in the years immediately following September 11,2001,the level of trust has gradually declined over the past fifty years.

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