1. Describe the general shape of the graph above. *
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2. What types of things would cause people’s perceptions of the congressional effectiveness to go up and down (Two reasons it would go up, two reasons it would go down) *
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3. Come up with a theory for the major spike of congressional approval in late 2001. *
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Chart 2: Historical Trends of Trust
1. Analyze the graph and explain the general trend between 1973 and 2017. *
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2. What are two things that congress might do that would decrease the people’s trust and confidence in the congress? Two things that would increase? *
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3. Where would your views fit onto this graph? Explain why you rated congress how you did. *