Ch 4 Political Culture + Ch 5 Public Opinion

Front 1

Civic Duty

Back 1

Belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic/political affairs.

Front 2

Culture War

Back 2

profound conflict over certain morals and values. Animated by differences about private/public morality

Front 3

External Efficacy

Back 3

Citizen's belief that system will respond to a citizen's demands.

Front 4

Internal Efficacy

Back 4

Confidence in citizen's own abilities to understand and take part in political affairs.

Front 5

Political Culture

Back 5

Broadly shared way of thinking about political/economic life that reflects on fundamental assumptions about how government should operate.

Front 6

Political Efficacy

Back 6

Citizen's belief that he can understand and influence political affairs.

Front 7

Political ideology

Back 7

More or less consistant set of views as to the policies the government should persue.

Front 8

Political subculture

Back 8

Fundamental assumptions about how political process should operate that distinguish citizens by region/religion etc

Front 9

Work ethic

Back 9

Belief in importance of hard work and personal achievement

Front 10

Class Consciousness

Back 10

Awareness of belonging to particular socioeconomic class whose interests are different from those of others

Front 11

Equal opprotunity

Back 11

Belief that it is wrong to use race/sex to discriminate against or give preference to minorities/women.

Front 12

Orthodox

Back 12

believers that moral rules are derived from God; traditional morality > individual liberty, should be enforced

Front 13

Progressive

Back 13

believers that moral rules are derived from personal beliefs. favor govt protection of individual choice.

Front 14

Gender gap

Back 14

Differences in political views and voting behavior of men and women

Front 15

Libertarian

Back 15

people who wish to maximize personal liberty on economic/social issues. Prefer small weak govt. Conservative economically, liberal socially

Front 16

Populist

Back 16

People who hold liberal views on economic matters but conservative views on social matters. Strong gov - reduce econ inequality, stricter social sanctions

Front 17

Conservative

Back 17

person who favors more limited/local govt, less regulation of markets, more conformity to traditional values.

Front 18

Liberal

Back 18

person who favors more active federal govt for regulating business, social welfare, minority rights, less regulation on private conduct

Front 19

Moderate

Back 19

individual who holds the middle position between left-wing and right-wing views.

Front 20

Political cleavages

Back 20

Issues that divide opinions

Front 21

Political elite

Back 21

Identifiable group who posess disproportionate share of resource ($ or power)

Front 22

Political socialization

Back 22

developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes and behaviours

Front 23

Public opinion

Back 23

Collection of attitudes/views held by general public.