Breaking it is one thing,fixing it is another: Responsibility attributions and support for the U.S. Presidency,Congress, and the Supreme Court |
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Authors: | Anke Grosskopf Nancy Frye |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Science, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548-1300, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, USA |
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Abstract: | When do attributions of responsibility predict support for governmental institutions? Data from an online survey of 508 United States citizens examining attributions for their most salient national problem revealed associations between attributions and evaluations of the Presidency, Supreme Court, and Congress. With respect to the Presidency, causal attributions were related to more negative evaluations, while resolution attributions were related to more positive evaluations. This was especially true for conservative participants. With respect to the Supreme Court, causal attributions were related to more negative evaluations. With respect to Congress, there was an association between causal attributions and negative evaluations, but only for those with a low level of resolution attributions. Results are discussed in terms of the political climate and differences in institutional expectations. |
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Keywords: | Attributions In-group bias Ideology Congress Presidency Supreme Court |
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