Faculty Publications
The American Public's View Of Congress
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Congress, Public opinion
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Forum
Volume
6
Issue
3
Abstract
Congress has long been unpopular with the American public, with approval numbers above fifty percent serving as the exception rather than the norm. In this essay we argue that such disapproval stems not from calculated reaction to policy outcomes or partisan attachments. Rather, people tend to disapprove of Congress for exactly the thing it was designed to be: an open and deliberative lawmaking body. The more Congress does its job, the more the public tends to disapprove. Copyright ©2008 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.
Department
Department of Political Science
Original Publication Date
10-9-2008
DOI of published version
10.2202/1540-8884.1263
Recommended Citation
Hibbing, John R. and Larimer, Christopher W., "The American Public's View Of Congress" (2008). Faculty Publications. 2386.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2386
