Project Title
Confidence in Congress
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Dr. Min Kim
Abstract
As it stands, America has endured a highly polarized state of politics that can and sometimes does seep into other aspects of the country. One such instance is the confidence in Congress of the American people. Often people identify with one of the primary two parties in the American political system, Democrat and Republican. This self-party identification is just one of many factors that have often been the highlight of literature studying confidence in congress. Such other factors can include sex, religion, race, etc. While utilizing these factors and more, this study looks at party identification and its effect on confidence in Congress. Considering demographic characteristics, this study aimed to find evidence of this connection between part affiliation and confidence in congress. Utilizing data from the 2018 General Social Survey, this study looked at the main variable of party identification and other factors to show their relationship to confidence levels. The results of this study can have further implications for the literature as it opens the door for further research, specifically focusing on what factors affect congress and other political institutions or which ones have a more significant impact on the public’s view of them.
Confidence in Congress
As it stands, America has endured a highly polarized state of politics that can and sometimes does seep into other aspects of the country. One such instance is the confidence in Congress of the American people. Often people identify with one of the primary two parties in the American political system, Democrat and Republican. This self-party identification is just one of many factors that have often been the highlight of literature studying confidence in congress. Such other factors can include sex, religion, race, etc. While utilizing these factors and more, this study looks at party identification and its effect on confidence in Congress. Considering demographic characteristics, this study aimed to find evidence of this connection between part affiliation and confidence in congress. Utilizing data from the 2018 General Social Survey, this study looked at the main variable of party identification and other factors to show their relationship to confidence levels. The results of this study can have further implications for the literature as it opens the door for further research, specifically focusing on what factors affect congress and other political institutions or which ones have a more significant impact on the public’s view of them.