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Public Confidence In Government: Public Service Motivation And Political Ideology, Diana Bernal, Stephanie Bixler, Nurgul R. Aitalieva Ph.D.
Public Confidence In Government: Public Service Motivation And Political Ideology, Diana Bernal, Stephanie Bixler, Nurgul R. Aitalieva Ph.D.
Nurgul R. Aitalieva, Ph.D.
A collection of surveys taken over the past several decades indicates that trust in government has been declining. One of the surveys is the General Social Survey (GSS). The GSS collects information from the general public on a wide variety of subjects, including attitudes toward government, politics, and policy issues.
The 2014 GSS finds that only 11 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the executive branch. Political trust is a crucial element of representative governance. With the upcoming Presidential election, it is critical to understand what explains public confidence in the executive branch of the federal …