public opinion surveys. [For evidence of a possible recent turnabout, see WQ Autumn 1983,
p.10.1 Between 1958 and 1964, for example, the percentage of respon- dents who believed that Washington could not be trusted "to do what is right" remained steady at about 22 percent. 1970, amid America's Vietnam involvement, the percentage had doubled. It was up to 63 per- cent in 1976 and 73 percent by 1980.
Such attitudes do not stem from political apathy, the authors argue. If anything, Americans...