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Alexis de Tocqueville
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wrote Democracy in America; believed that democracy worked in US because : 1. US had good soil 2. few govnm restrictions 3. few taxes 4. ability to push westward to find new opportunities
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Thought democracy working in America because........
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Political Culture
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basic beliefs, values and norms about the nation and govnm that is widely shared within the society
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Liberty
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"freedom"-> people are knowledgable about their rights; personal liberty-> right and power to act, believe, and/or express yourself in a manner of choice
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Individualism
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political, economical, and social contract that places emphasis and value on the individual rather than society
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Political Socialization
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process by which people develop their political beliefs and values
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Americanism
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American way of life; certain ideas and philosphies have been drummed in us; idead of freedom, personal liberty, private ownership, equality
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Capitalism
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economic system based on private ownership and control the means of production (free enterprise system)
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Civil Competence
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belief that one can affect govnm policies
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Protestant Work Ethic
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belive in hard work, saving money, obeying laws, do your best
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Orthodox
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believes that morality is more important than self-expression, rules come from God
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Progressive
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believes that personal freedom is more important than tradition; NOT strong in religion
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Political Efficacy
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citizens capacity to understand and influence political
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Internal Efficacy
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confidence in your own ability to take party in govnm and society
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External Efficacy
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the system will respond to what citizens want (not shaped by particular events)
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Agents of Socialization
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institute in which people learn about the core of their society and culture
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Jerry Falwell
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Founded moral majority movement(Christian-oriented political lobbying) in 1979; incredibly religious/conservative
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Pat Roberston
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uber conservative; openly pro-life and con-gay marriage
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Liberal
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a person slightly left of center on political spectrum; think progress is good; tend to believe preservation of individual rights/freedoms and social and economic problems
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Liberalism
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belief that people are rational and can use their intelligence to create a better world overcoming natural and social conflicts
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Conservative
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one who believes and supports traditional values and lifestyles; resists change in status quo
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conservatism
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set of beliefs that include a limited role for national govnm; believes in helping individuals, supporting tradtional values and lifestyles and are cautious to change
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Gender Gap
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phase used to describe different voting patterns of men and women
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Greying of America
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the idea that baby boomer generation is outweighing all other generations
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Baby Boomers!
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Reapportionment
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redistribution of legislative seats
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Generational Effect
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effect that certain events have on political opinions, thoughts and preferences that single people form a generation
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Peer Group
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members that share common, relevant social characteristics; shapes attitudes and beliefs (important in socialization process)
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Political Spectrum
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range of politcal ideas and beliefs
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Communism
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workers collectively owning the land
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Socialists
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mized govnm with private ownership of factors of production
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Reactionary
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a person who favors a return to earlier, more conservative system
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Fascism
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a totalitarian governmental system led by a dictator and often emphasizes aggressiveness, nationalism, militarism, and racism
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Political Ideology
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collectively held ideas and beliefs concerning the nature of the ideal political system. economic order, social goals and moral values
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Public Opinion
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public opinion based on facts about problems, solutions or emotions of a crisis
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Public Opinion Polls
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polls that measure public opinion on the economy, civil rights and personal conduct
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Random Sample Polls
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a group of randomley selected people are polled on their opinion
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Tracking Poll
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tracking people's opinions overtime; tracking a politicans/candidates popularity overtime
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Exit Polls
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polls conducted after one votes
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Latent Public Opinion
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political opinion that citizens hold but don't express or act upon
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Intensity
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strength one feels, for or aganist, a public policy or issue
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Fluidity
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changing of political opinion as time passes
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Australian Ballot
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ballot printed with all names (candidates) and policies on the paper and is given in secret
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