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Chapter 4 government
American Political Culture
Question | Answer |
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political culture | distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out |
americanism | Americans have common values |
political subcultures | regions, religions, ethnic groups |
political ideology | views the government policies should strive for |
civic duty | belief one has obligation to participate in civic and political affairs |
civic competence | belief that one can affect government policies |
class consciousness | seeing self of worker whose interests are opposite of management's and vice versa |
orthodox | morality is atleast as important as self-expression, morals come from commands of God and laws of nature |
progressive | personal freedom is atleast as important as traditional moral rules, those rules must be evaluated in relationship to the modern world |
political efficacy | people's ability to understand and influence political events |
internal efficacy | capacity to understand and participate in politics |
external efficacy | capacity to make system respond to citizenry |
alexis de toqueville |