These data were collected as part of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research and are from the
"Political Action: An Eight Nation Study, 1973-1976".  The full larger dataset was taken from the web from a SAS xport file on September 17, 2007.
The 8 questions in the dataset represent Q29 from the survey and the 1719 observations are from the sample coming from 
the USA.  The data were analyzed in Chapter 10.3 of Skrondal and Rabe-Hesketh.

Each question has 4-Likert type responses: 1 Agree Strongly, 2 Agree, 3 Disagree, 4 Disagree Strongly 


Q.29. NOW I'D LIKE TO READ YOU, BRIEFLY, SOME OF THE THINGS
PEOPLE HAVE SAID. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER YOU AGREE OR
DISAGREE WITH THEM. AS I READ EACH ONE, WOULD YOU TELL ME
WHETHER YOU AGREE STRONGLY, AGREE, DISAGREE OR DISAGREE
STRONGLY.

Q.29A. PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE NO SAY IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES.

Q.29B. VOTING IS THE ONLY WAY THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN HAVE ANY SAY ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNMENT RUNS THINGS

Q.29C. SOMETIMES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT SEEM SO COMPLICATED THAT A PERSON LIKE ME CANNOT REALLY UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS GOING ON.

Q.29D. I DON'T THINK THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS CARE MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE LIKE ME THINK.

Q.29E. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THOSE WE ELECT TO <PARLIAMENT> LOSE TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE PRETTY QUICKLY.

Q.29F. PARTIES ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE'S VOTES, BUT NOT IN THEIR OPINIONS.

Q.29G. YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS QUESTION THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS.

Q.29H. WE SHOULD NOT BE TOO UPSET IF YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETIMES BREAK THE LAW WHEN PROTESTING AGAINST WHAT
THEY CONSIDER UNJUST.