Response Paper Number 2

Humanities

During the 1960’s, the majority of Americans trusted that the government had their best interests at heart, had confidence in the leaders of the American political system, and believed that ordinary citizens could affect the political system. Since then American’s trust in the political system and its leaders has eroded, and now only around 10 percent of the country approves of the job the U.S. Congress is doing and 20 percent trusts the government has the citizen’s best interests at heart. It is important to note that this decrease in political trust and confidence is not only the result of the election of Donald Trump. The American people had little confidence and trust in our government prior to the 2016 election.

For this response paper, you should discuss what you believe caused this decrease in political trust and/or what effect this decrease in trust has on the political system. You can choose to answer either one of those questions or both questions. By that I mean, in your response you can address both the causes and effects of the decrease in political trust, or you can choose to only talk about the causes of the decrease, or only talk about the effect of the decrease.

Remember the response paper should be 650 words. If you use information from the textbook, you do not need to cite it, but if you use information from any other source be sure to cite your source. I don’t care which format you use to cite your source. Also, the work cited page does not count toward the 650 word minimum.

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Description of criterion:

Full Marks

The response clearly identifies and proposes the causes and/or effects of declining political trust. It provides a logic-based argument along with supporting evidence that demonstrates a superb understanding of the American political system and its history.