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21. At thw mah, do you think ruspoctod crlminal~ should have the right to mfw to anmc:
quertiona if they foe! thkr answers mcy bo d against thorn? If rerpondont -ars
wrnothlng lib ‘lt’r the luw.” or “it’r !a the Conrtkution” probe: Wall. what do ymu think?
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3fm s/s3
1 Yes 54 45
2 No 42 4s
B DK/NA 3 0
Sometunes 1
22. Do you think that people in tho govornmont waste a lot of money we pay in taxes. waste some
of it. or don’t waste very much of it?
s/s3 11/83
1 Wastealot @Q 74
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2 Wasterome 25 21
3 Don’t wuste very much
0 DK/NA
The Swey Research Center at The Un~versiry oilkhigan:
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3
1954 1968 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
A lot 47 59 68 75 n n 78 6.5
Some 44 34 29 23 19 19 18 29
Not much 7 4 2 1 2 2 2 2
23. How much of the time do you think you cun trust the government in Washington to do what is
right-just about always. moat of the time, or only some of the time?
s/53 11/83
1 ILlst about always 7 5
2 Most of the tme 43 38
3 Only some of the time 45 51
4 Never (voD 1 1
0 DK/NA 3 3
The Survey Research Center al The University of Michigan:
1964 1968 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
AJwcrys 14 7 7 2 2 2 2 2
Most of time 62 64 49 35 33 27 23 31
Cnlysomeoitime 22 36 42 61 62 64 69 61
None of time 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 3
24. Would you say the government is pretty much run by a few big intereso loo&g out for
themseives, or that it is ran for the benefit of all the people?
S/83
1 Few interests 54
2 AD the people 33
5 DK/NA 12
The SweyResean% Centsrut The UniversityoiJdkhigan:
1968 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Fewhginterests 40 48 68 67 67 70 60
Benefit of au 51 43 24 27 24 21 29
ltdepends.DKhVA 5 3 3 3 1 0 11
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