As demonstrated by the graph above, American confidence in government has declined dramatically since the 1950s and early 1960s. Over the course of a well-argued and well-supported essay, analyze the shifting relationship between the American public and their government. Be sure to identify and discuss the events that eroded public trust in the 1960s and 1970s. Explain how and why trust briefly rebounded in the 1980s. Using specific events and arguments, discuss why these numbers, aside from an occasional spike, have remained low since the 1980s. Data taken from PewResearchCenter November 13, 2014, https://www.people-press.org/2014/11/13/public-trust-in-government/ Understand the changing nature of domestic US politics, 1965 to 2014. Use evidence to support historical arguments. Understand chronology and causation.
