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Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Beliefs in American Political Culture
Problems with American Political Culture
100
A broadly shared way of thinking about political and economic life that reflects on fundamental assumptions about how government should operate.
What is political culture?
100
An awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic class whose interests are different from those of others.
What is class consciousness?
100
Equal rights and opportunities in government..
What is political equality?
100
We do not believe strongly as Americans in equality in this area yet we believe strongly in liberty in politics.
What is economy?
100
Issues that make culture war more violate.
What is progressive v. orthodox or the media?
200
A citizen's belief that he or she can understand and influence political affairs.
What is political efficacy?
200
Equal rights and chance to participate.
What is economic equality?
200
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and public affairs.
What is civic duty?
200
The country that is among the most religious.
What is America?
200
Profound because compromises are almost impossible to arrange.
What is the political and culture war?
300
Same outcome.
What is equality of results?
300
A more or less consistent set of views as to the policies government ought to pursue.
What is political ideology?
300
A belief that the system will respond to a citizen's demands.
What is external efficacy?
300
An institution that Americans trust in the way it works, ect. but not so much the people who run it.
What is the government or democracy?
300
Main source of political views.
What is the family?
400
A belief that one can affect government policies.
What is civic competence?
400
Politics within voiced opinions.
What is political socialization?
400
Confidence in a citizen's own abilities to understand and take part in political affairs.
What is internal efficacy?
400
Americans believe in this yet have been inconsistent in showing this over the course of history, in ways such as the 3/5 compromise.
What is liberty or equality or freedom?
400
Time period where a major drop in American feeling towards external efficacy.
What is 1960s-1970s?
500
A person who believes that moral rules are derived in part from an individual's beliefs and the circumstances of modern life. They are likely to favor government tolerance and protection of individual choice.
What is progressive?
500
People who believe that moral rules are derived from the commands of God or the laws of nature; these commands and laws are relatively clear, unchanging, and independent of individual moral preferences. They are likely to believe that mortality is more important than individual liberty and should be enforced by government and communal norms.
What is Orthodox?
500
Everyone has an equivalent chance to participate.
What is equality of opportunity?
500
The political ideological group most likely to mention their beliefs in politics.
What are Conservatives?
500
Time when mistrust in government officials rose sharply.
What is 1950?