so when we talk about trust, we are talking about a situation where the trustor is recognizing that somethingould go wrong for them, and that someone else or something else controls that. in the context of government, we as the public are recognizing that there are decisions and actions that governments engage in could hurt us. and when we trust them, we are ok with that. trust is the feeling of being willing to accept it. narrator: trust is risky, so makes sense to have a certain amount of skepticism in government. >> we should be skeptical of anybody in power, because they need to earn their authority and they need to show they are acting fairly and honestly, particularly government. >> a certain amount of skepticism is ok. when i was younger, i can remember bumper stickers and t-shirts that said question authority. narrator: and to a certain degree, government has really earned our distrust. ♪ >> over the past 50 years, we have been shown time and time again that government and its members choose to do the wrong thing over and over again. they lie to the american people whether we are talk