Perceptions by 25 liberals and 25 conservatives of the fairness-unfairness of local, state, and federal governments were studied. Conservatives believed that the federal government favors minorities, while liberals believed that all levels of government favor economic elites. Conservatives saw the federal government as least fair, while liberals saw local government as least fair. Both liberals and conservatives tended to see local government as influencible but the federal government as not changeable.
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