Better, Not Smaller: What Americans Want From Their Federal Government

A survey conducted by Hart Research Associates found that public lack of confidence in government's ability to solve problems is more closely related to perceptions of government performance than it is a function of partisanship or political ideology. This report reviews the key findings from the survey regarding how Americans view the federal government, why Americans lack confidence in the federal government, and how Americans react to a government improvement plan by the Center for American Progress.