The Pew Center conducted similar polls after the 1988 and 1992 elections, when voters generally gave themselves and the candidates higher grades.

And as the Pew Center notes, it's in "striking contrast" to people's feelings after the Sept. 11 attacks, when 6 in 10 trusted the government.

Under his leadership, Utah was named the best managed state in America by the Pew Center on the States.

Utah was named the best managed state by the Pew Center on the States.

By 2003, in fact, the movement seemed to be petering out, with the Pew Center for Civic Journalism closing its doors.

The modern government is ranked by the Pew Center on the States with an A in terms of its efficiency, effectiveness, and infrastructure.

Other big recipients include the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, which was founded in 1998 and includes some industry representatives.

According to a Pew Center on the States study in 2009, Georgia then had one in 13 adults in the justice system.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change says the number is as high as $30 billion.

The Pew Centre says that 70% of the world's six billion people live in countries with strong restrictions on religious belief or practice.