Chapter 3 - Study Guide

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What were Yecat's views concerning Classical Liberalism: America's Political Culture?

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List the four documents that are the backbone of American Civilization.

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Bible, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, U.S. Constitution.

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Race

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A grouping of human beings who have certain inheritable physical peculiarities in common.

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Class

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The rank or division of a society who are alike in some way.

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Gender

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The grouping of human beings into certain classes, such as masculine, feminine, and neuter.

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Ethnicity

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A social division bases on national origin, religion, and language, often within the same race. Which includes a sense of attachment to that group.

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Socioeconomic Status

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A division of the population bases on occupation, income, and education.

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Ethnocentrism

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Is judging another culture or group bases on one's own background, attitudes, and biases.

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Cultural Relativity

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Is judging a particular group or culture on its own standards and not on the standards of another group or culture.

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Cultural Pluralism

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Is when a group or individual is allowed to keep many of its cultural and social differences while being able to still participate in the dominant culture.

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Counterculture

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A group or subculture who challenges the beliefs and practices of mainstream society.

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List the four elements of Classical Liberalism.

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(Figure 3)

1. Limited amount of government

2. The free market

3. Individual competition

4. The right own property

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Name and explain the primary sources of America's political culture.

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Political Culture

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A widely shared set of views, values, attitudes about how individuals feel and think their government should be organized.

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Popular Consent

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The idea that a just government must derive its power from the consent of the people it governs.

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Political Equality

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The belief that the law should apply equally to all and that every person's vote counts equally.

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Free Market

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A economic system in which prices are controlled by supply and demand and in which regulation by government is minimal.

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Equality of Oppourtunity

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The elimination of artificial barriers to success in life, and the opportunity for everyone to strive for success.

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Natural Rights

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Rights of all citizens to dignity and worth.

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Ideology

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The values and beliefs of citizens and how they view the proper role of government and political power.

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Theocracy

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A political system whereby religious leaders claim divine guidance.

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Individual Freedom and Dignity

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The belief that the individual liberty is just as important as the welfare of the community, and the individual is allowed to pursue those endeavors which would allow him self-worth and respect.

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Explain the first form of government.

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The family is the first form of government. One could measure any society by the stability of its social fabric -- family.

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What are the four primary sources of political socialization?

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Family, schools, religion, and mass media.

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Explain the four types of churches.

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1. Emotional: One which the congregation is not that educated, and the minister do not possess any formal training.

2. Traditional: One in which reality and truth are based on the traditions of their forefathers more than the Bible itself.

3. Intellectual: One in which he vast majority of the congregation is high educated, and the ministers hold doctoral degrees.

4. Spiritual: One in which they do what the bible says, and the members can break up why they do what they do.

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American Dream

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The belief that if one works hard, he/she will have economic success, and thus, experience upward mobility in a land of opportunity.

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A Republic Form of Government

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A political system whereby elected leaders make public policies.

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Religion

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A system of values and beliefs.

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Figure 4

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The four documents which are the backbone of American Civilization: the Bible, Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and the U.S. Constitution.

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What was the conclusion of chapter 3?

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Political Culture exists in the U.S. with in the realm of the classical liberalism. There are subcultures within the dominant culture because many Americans hold both similar and different attitudes and beliefs about how the government and political process should work.