American History
Explain how and why trust briefly rebounded in the 1980s.
Essay: SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. As demonstrated by the graph (attached), 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.