What is it about government that Americans dislike? / edited by John R. Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-269) and index.

Introduction: Studying the American people's attitudes toward government / John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse -- Political trust revisited: déjà vu all over again? / Jack Citrin and Samantha Luks -- We're all in this together: the decline of trust in government, 1958-1996 / John R. Alford -- Were the Halcyon days really golden? An analysis of Americans' attitudes about the political system, 1945-1965 / Stephen Earl Bennett -- Public trust in government in the Reagan years and beyond / Virginia A. Chanley, Thomas J. Rudolph, and Wendy M. Rahn -- Public confidence in the leaders of American governmental institutions / Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., David J. Houston, and Chris Sissie Hadjiharalambous --Linking presidential and congressional approval during unified and divided governments / Jeffrey L. Bernstein -- Is Washington really the problem? / Eric M. Uslaner -- Explaining public support for devolution: the role of political trust / Marc J. Hetherington and John D. Nugent -- On red capes and charging bulls: how and why conservative politicians and interest groups promoted public anger / Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris -- A reassessment of who's to blame: a positive case for the public evaluation of Congress / David W. Brady and Sean M. Theriault -- Process performance: public reaction to legislative policy debate / Carolyn L. Funk -- Trust in federal government: the phenomenon and its antecedents / Diana Owen and Jack Dennis -- The psychology of public dissatisfaction with government / Tom R. Tyler -- The means is the end / John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse.