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How did Daniel Elezar define political culture?
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Daniel Elezar defined political culture based upon the geographical regions of the country.
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According to Daniel Elezar, what are the three main political cultures?
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Traditionalistic Moralistic Individualistic |
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Centered in New England and spread west across the northern tier states to Washington and Oregon.
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Moralistic Culture
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People looked upon government as a way to provide a good and just society.
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Moralistic Culture
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Pilgrims and Puritans brought this concept to America.
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Moralistic Culture
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Today this area has the largest voter turnout (over 65%).
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Moralistic Culture
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More liberal
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Moralistic Culture
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Centered in the Mid-Atlantic states and spread west along the Southern Great Lakes to Colorado.
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Individualistic Culture
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Settled by people who wanted to better themselves economically.
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Individualistic Culture
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Wanted government to stay out of their personal lives but to help them economically
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Individualistic Culture
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Government was to provide economic opportunity.
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Individualistic Culture
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Government was regarded as an extension of the market place.
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Individualistic Culture
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Today, politics are mostly moderate.
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Individualistic Culture
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Voter turnout is moderate (55 to 65%).
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Individualistic Culture
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Founded in the south.
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Traditionalistic Culture
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Westward from Atlanta to Arizona.
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Traditionalistic Culture
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Settled by an agricultural society that legalized slavery.
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Traditionalistic Culture
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Belief that government was for the elites and empathized tradition and status quo.
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Traditionalistic Culture
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Politically conservative.
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Traditionalistic Culture
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Low voter turnout
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Traditionalistic Culture
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What were the main compromises of the Convention?
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Slavery Representation Voting |
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What were the compromises in regards to slavery?
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*made slavery legal *the south had to give up the overseas slave trade in 20 years *north had to agree to accept the Fugitive Slave Law *3/5 Compromise |
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What was the 3/5 Compromise?
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Slaves were to be counted as 3/5 of a white person for purposes of white representation and taxation.
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At the Convention, what was slavery called?
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Slavery was called condition of servitude.
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What were the compromises in regards to voting?
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*to vote you had to be a citizen *all other rules were left to the states *state rules-must be a white male, with some property or equivalent wealth, literate and at least 21. |
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What were the representation plans that were discussed but didn't actually happen and what were they based on?
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*Virginia Plan-2 House legislature based on population *New Jersey Plan- 2 House legislature based on equal representation |
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What compromise for representation was put in place and tell me about it?
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The compromise was the Great Compromise (also called Connecticut Compromise), and it created a 2 House legislature, a senate, a House of Representatives. The senate had equal representation and was called the Upper House and House of Reps. was based on population and was called the Lower House. The Senate had a 6 year term and the House of Reps. had a 2 year term.
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