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Do Americans Trust Their Government?

A new poll found that Americans’ distrust of government is at its highest levels in history. Their Anger resulting from a grim job market and growing economic inequality has fueled protest movements from Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party, and American’s approval of Congress has dropped to 9 percent. Do people still have faith in the American government.

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Let’s look at some charts. First, trust in the national government along party lines:

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A Big Question Mark for them