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In response to these questions, a majority of Americans expressed a generally conservative perspective Numbers like this point to another shellacking of the Liberal Elite in 2012.

Americans trust in their government has done a complete 180° in less than 10 years.

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Gallup: Nearly 7 Out of 10 Americans Are Dissatisfied With the Size and Power of Government--And With Nation's Moral Climate

Monday, February 07, 2011
By Terence P. Jeffrey

Public dissatisfaction with the size and power of the federal government has grown to 67 percent with Obama in the White House, according to a recent Gallup poll.

(CNSNews.com) - Nearly 7 out of 10 Americans say they are dissatisfied with the size and power of the federal government and with nation's moral and ethical climate, says the Gallup Poll.

Also, for the first time since Gallup started asking the question a decade ago, a majority of Americans say they are dissatisfied with our system of government and how well it works.

Back in January 2001, 68 percent of Americans told Gallup they were satisfied with our system of government and how well it works, while 30 percent said they were dissatisfied. This January, only 42 percent said they were satisfied with our system of government and how it works, while 56 percent said they were dissatisfied.

The percentage of Americans who said they were satisfied with our system of government and how it works peaked at 76 percent in January 2002—four months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From Jan. 7-9 of this year, Gallup polled 1,018 American adults, asking them if they were very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with seven aspects of American life. These included the overall quality of life, our system of government and how well it works, the size and power of the federal government, the nation's moral and ethical climate, the opportunity for a person to get ahead by working hard, the size and influence of major corporations, and the influence of organized religion.

In response to these questions, a majority of Americans expressed a generally conservative perspective.

Overall, only 31 percent said that they were satisfied with the size and power of the federal government (with 5 percent saying they were very satisfied and 26 percent saying they were somewhat satisfied). By contrast, 67 percent said they were dissatisfied with the size and power of the federal government.