Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: Public Trust in Government

Public Trust in Government

President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service Max Stier talked about diminishing public trust in government and how to restore it.

Description

President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service Max Stier talked about diminishing public trust in government and how to restore it.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • What is the Partnership for Public Service and what is it "about," according to Max Stier?
  • Why did the organization decide to examine "trust issues?"
  • What "factoid" was shared in the clip? Summarize Stier's comments regarding the "insights" of the survey.
  • Based on the clip, what should be done to rebuild trust between the government and the public?
  • EXTENSION: Explore a recent edition of the Partnership for Public Service's Trust in Government Survey, linked below. After skimming through the results, list the following and prepare to share with the class: 1.) your five most important takeaways, 2.) three things that surprised you, 3.) and one question you have.

Additional Resources

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Civil Servant
    • Democracy
    • Internal Revenue Service
    • United States Department Of Veterans Affairs

    Topics

    Bureaucracy & RegulationExecutive BranchMediaPolitical PartiesSocial Services

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity